Obituary
Rebecca Ann (Green) Ross
(February 2, 1947 - August 16, 2022)
Rebecca Green Ross passed away
peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at her
residence in Huntington, West Virginia. She was 75 years old. Becky was born
in Huntington, West Virginia on February 2,1947 to Roy Cleveland Green and
Jacqueline Wagers Green. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ralph
Webb (Bud) Ross, Jr.; children Sara Elizabeth and husband Mark Andrew
Runyon; and Matthew Scott Ross. A brother Roy Jackson (Jack) Green of Tampa,
Florida also survives her; and grandchildren Ava Elizabeth, Jude Emery, and
Harper Kate Runyon. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, and
infant grandsons Jameson Max and Liam Andrew Runyon. She is also survived by
her incredibly special cousins, Kristin Wagers Morton of Naples, Florida,
and Bonnie Boggs of Monroe, Michigan, and dear friends, Patricia Parker;
Bill and Becky Myers; Donna Dingus; Peggy and Patrick Brown of Lewisburg,
WV; Bill and Polley Cunningham also of Lewisburg, WV; Margaret and Tony
Lopatka of Wilmington, NC; and Dan and Peggy Efird of Houston, TX.
After graduating from Huntington High School in 1965,
Becky graduated from Marshall University and earned a bachelor’s degree in
education. She taught Social Studies at schools in Cabell County, West
Virginia and New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Becky was an active member of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church and a Charter Member of the Agape Sunday School Class, which she
loved dearly.
The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to
her special caregivers over the years and especially to HIMG (Dr. Shawn
Coffman and Chelsea Williamson, LPN), St. Mary’s Home Health Service (Shilo
Hamden and Brian Rudolph) and Hospice of Huntington for their exceptional
care and concern for service not only for Becky, but also her family.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 4,
2022, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. Funeral services will be held
following visitation at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Eric Porterfield officiating.
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