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- 1930 Pensacola, Escambia County, FL Census
Spencer J Atkins 52
Linne L Atkins 50
Lunie Atkins 19
Terry Atkins 17
Gladen Atkins 15
Wilson Jay 13 Granddaughter
Keneth Ross 5 8/12 Grandson
Social Security Death Index
Name: Kenneth B. Ross
SSN: 263-28-4193
Last Residence: 76661 Marlin, Falls, Texas
Born: 11 Jul 1924
Died: 23 Dec 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Florida (Before 1951)
Ross, Kenneth B. 17150198
b. Jul. 11, 1924 d. Dec. 23, 2006 Waite Cemetery
Reagan
Falls County
Texas, USA
Kenneth B. Ross, 82, of Marlin, Texas, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church, 5099 State Hwy 7, Marlin, with the Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Waite Cemetery in Reagan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Marlin.
Kenneth was born in Chicago, Ill., to the late Mamie and Lemuel Ross. He served in World War II in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines. On April 8, 1950, he married Ellen Jane Rogers in Chicago and they had five children. Kenneth was on contract for 24 years with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, as an electronic engineer. He was recognized for his contributions to the Apollo 15 mission, the fourth Columbia mission, and the first space lab mission. Kenneth had a passion for music and composed hundreds of pieces over his lifetime. He was very compassionate to those in need and loved animals.
He was preceded in death by two infant sons; a daughter, Deborah Carolyn Ross Thompson; three brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Jane; daughters, Pamela Patti and husband, Charles, of Hewitt, and Connie Hamilton and husband, Darrell, of Santa Ana, Calif.; grandchildren, Patrick Thompson, of Houston, James Cox, of Reagan, Mary Tate and husband, Drew, of Marlin, Jennifer Hogg and husband, Kevin, of Riesel, Chelsea Jackson, of Marlin, and Michael Cox, of Riesel; and 13 great-grandchildren.
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