David Earl Ross

David Earl Ross

David Earl Ross, age 50, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, as a result of a motor vehicle accident south of Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 15, 1970, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Martin Earl Ross and Kathleen Yevon Rangel Ross. David graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1989. He married Retha Lynn Wimberley on Dec. 28, 1991. In his earlier years, he worked at the family business, M&K Services in Mound City where he worked as a mechanic and powder coater. He continued working in this line of work the remainder of his life. He enjoyed restoring and detailing cars and trucks and will be remembered for always having a clean vehicle with shinny tires. He enjoyed traveling on the back roads and taking the occasional trip to the casino. He liked to fish and always had a joke or a story to tell.

Survivors include his four children, Tim Ross of Uniontown, Kan., Matthew Ross, Dylan Ross and Elizabeth Ross, all of Fort Scott and eight grandchildren, Madilynn, Ryker, Claira, Kathleen, Addison, Bradynn, Jaelynn, and Braxton. Also surviving are two brothers, John Ross and Danny Ross, both of Mapleton, a sister, Suzie Cliffman of Fort Scott and his grandmothers, Margie Rangel and Thelma Ross, both of Kansas City, Kan. David was preceded in death by his wife, Retha, on July 19, 2018. He was also preceded in death by his parents and his grandfathers, Leonard Rangel and Noland Ross.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 7 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the David Ross Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.