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© El Reno Tribune El Reno, Oklahoma September 26, 2007 February 9, 1922 September 25, 2007 Rev. James Henry Ross died September 25, 2007, in Oklahoma City. Father Ross was born Feb. 9, 1922, in Chickasha. All of those touched by his life will remember his ready smile and devotion to God. Father Ross was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest on December 21, 1946, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Oklahoma City. He offered his first solemn Mass in Holy Name Church, Chickasha, on Dec. 27, 1946. Father Ross attended grade school and high school at St. Joseph Academy, Chickasha. He completed his freshman year of college at Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, in 1940, and then transferred to St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kan., graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in April 1943. In 1943, Father Ross entered Kendrick Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and completed an accelerated four-year program in December 1946. Following his ordination, Father Ross served the parish of St. Peter Church, Woodward, and its missions until he was assigned to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help where he also taught classes at John Carroll Grade School and High School from 1947-1950. In 1950, Catholic High School, now Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, was opened where Father Ross taught religion classes and was the first athletic director. During his teaching service, he also assisted at Christ the King Church, Oklahoma City. Father Ross always had a warm greeting for his many students and always called them by name. During 1953, Father Ross served Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Cushing, and St. Mary Parish, Drumright. Both parishes are now in the Diocese of Tulsa. Father Ross also served St. Patrick Church, Walters, and St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, Waurika []1953-1955], and St. John Nepomuk Church, Yukon []1955–1958]. In 1958, Father Ross was called to help establish the new parish of St. Eugene, Oklahoma City, where he served as pastor until 1967. Father Ross was pastor of St. Barbara Church, Lawton, now Holy Family Church, from 1967–1975 and Sts. Peter and Paul, Kingfisher, from 1975 until his retirement in June 1997. Father Ross also served as Diocesan Moderator of the National Council of Catholic Women for many years (1955–1973). Father Ross was one of four sons and three daughters of Henry Clay and Marie Angela Decker Ross, both of whom predeceased him. Brother, Joseph Roy and his wife, Mary, sister, Mary Ann Doak and her husband, John Doak, sister-in-law, JoAnn Ross, and brother-in-law, Elmer Volzer also predeceased Father Ross. Father Ross is survived by brothers, Walter L. Ross and Father William Ross, El Reno, and sisters, Janet Marie Ross Volzer, Albuquerque, N.M., and Helen J. Ross Von Feldt and brother-in-law, Wayne, Philadelphia, Pa. Father Ross is also survived by many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Catholic Pastoral Center Chapel on Friday, September 28, 2007, at 11 a.m. with internment at Rose Hill Cemetery, formerly known as the Catholic Cemetery, 10th Street and Alabama Avenue, Chickasha. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith and Kernke Funeral Home, 14624 N. May, Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, the family and friends of Father Ross request that memorials be made to the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma Inc. for the benefit of Sts. Peter and Paul School, Kingfisher, or St. Katharine Drexel Retirement Center, El Reno. |
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