Vida Jean Ross
Vida Jean Ross, age 93 of Somersville, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at Royal Oak Nursing Center in Dade City, Florida. She was born April 14, 1916 in Irwin, Ohio to the late Arthur and Jeannie (DeBolt) Parthemer.
Her first husband was Charles Fields. On October 8, 1955 she married Russell Ross in West Liberty, Kentucky and he survives in Somersville.
She was a member of the International Trotting Association for over 35 years. She had attended various Baptist churches in Ohio and Florida. Vida enjoyed reading, crocheting, sewing, fishing and playing piano. She enjoyed spending time at the race track with her friends in Florida and going out to eat. Vida was very friendly person who truly “loved the people she loved.”
She is survived by a son, Charles Fields, Somersville; a daughter, Sharon (Emerson) Young, Somersville; a daughter-in-law, Monica Fields, West Mansfield; a son-in-law, Dave Slonecker, Richwood; a sister, Evelyn (Ken) Preston, Richwood; a brother, Raymond (Nellie) Grandstaff, Apple Valley; 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sons Arthur and Larry Fields; daughters, Beverly Slonecker and Barbara Brady; a brother, Dick Parthemer, three granddaughters, Melody Sue Middleton, Tonya Jo Stevens, Roberta Fields and a grandson, Skip Fields.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Joe Rhea officiating. Burial will follow in Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on Friday.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com
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