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Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Wayne Ross of 101-A Waitsman Dr. Americus, Georgia will be held on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Friendship Baptist Church with Bishop Melvin McCluster officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Luke Cemetery.
Mr. Thomas Wayne Ross was born on July 31, 1951 in Americus, Georgia to the late Mrs. Alice Green Johnson and the late Willie James Johnson. He was educated in the Sumter County School System. Thomas was employed for several years at Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and was a member of the Iron Horse Social Club. Mr. Ross died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
Left to cherish his memory are six children: Avian Monqui Clemons of Americus, Georgia, Nina Barker of New York, New York, Schedata Sanford, Lanelle Barker, Ivona Barker and Miya Barker all of Americus, Georgia; three sisters: Rebecca Johnson of Dallas, Texas, Cynthia Babin of Columbus, Georgia and Anna Lumpkin of Americus, Georgia; one brother, Eddie James Johnson of Plains, Georgia; one uncle, James Hiawatha Ross of Americus, Georgia; eighteen grandchildren; two devoted family friends: Eva Jackson of Americus, Georgia and Barbara Jackson of Columbus, Georgia; several other relatives and friends also survive.