- Date Of Birth: May 12, 1930
- Date Of Death: April 5, 2018
- State: Kentucky
Billy Forman Ross, 87, lifelong resident of May’s Lick, passed away Thursday April 5th 2018. Billy was born May 12th, 1930 to the late Forman Clayton and Mary Frances Ross. Billy grew up in Sardis, and attended school at Sardis Consolidated Schools where he met his future wife, Wanda F. Mullikin Ross. The two married December 25,th 1949 and spent 51 years building a beautiful life together until Wanda’s passing October 9, 2001.
Billy and Wanda were blessed with four children: Karen (Kim) Myers of Wellington, FL; Barbara Boone (Larry Poe) of Maysville, KY; Billy Keith (Kathy) Ross of May’s Lick, KY; and Meri-Beth Banks of Venice, FL. He has left a strong legacy in each of his children by teaching them the value of hard work, honesty, the love of family, and the importance of Jesus Christ in their lives.
Papaw Ross adored his Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren and enjoyed having them around whatever the occasion including dinner out at his favorite local restaurant, Frisch’s, and always leaving them with a dollar or two “just because”. Grandchildren include: Ross Ellis, Adam (Brooke) Myers, Paula (Marty) Sheffield; Angie (Chad) Ishmael, Clay (Jennifer) Boone, Sarah (Lahiru) Jayasuriya, Lawrence (Yngvild) Poe; Laura Ross, Bethany Ross, and Christopher (Brittany) Ross; and Dylan (Clarissa) Banks.
Great-Grandchildren include Jarrod, Spencer, & Libby Ishmael; Bailey & Blake Boone; Isabella & Jax Jayasuriya; Gavin Ross, Penelope & Ava Ross; Dalton & Andrew Scully, Parker, Grant, & Kaylynn Myers; and Mathias & Gustav Poe.
