In Attleboro, August 13, 2019, George N. Ross III, passed away unexpectedly in Sturdy Memorial Hospital at the age of 79. George was the former husband Margaret Santoro of Taunton and the late Joan (Maher) Ross. He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late George & Muriel (Baldwin) Ross. George had been a resident of Norton and was formerly of Walpole and Dennis. He worked for the Department of Corrections and retired as a Sergeant, he also was a bus driver for the towns of Walpole and Dennis for many years. George enjoyed reading, baseball, politics, motorcycles, listening to Chuck Berry music and above all loved spending time with friends and family. He is survived by his loving children; Thomas Ross and wife Suzanne of North Dighton, Tony Ross of Taunton, James Ross and wife Billie Jo of Norton and Nancy Cochrane and husband Michael of Sharon, his beloved grandchildren; Ashley, Anthony, Dennis, Holly, Heather, Tommy, Kelly, Kevin, Megan and Victoria, his great grandchildren; Giulianna, Lucciana, Jenna, Maggie, Hazel and Arthur. Funeral home visiting hours will be at the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Saturday, August 17th from 1-4pm. with a funeral home service at 3pm. Burial will be private.