Catherine Black Ross, age 80, of Water Valley, MS died January 21, 2011 in Water Valley, MS. She was born in Yalobusha County to the late Sol and Clara Williamson Black. Catherine was a poultry inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was a great cook who loved her family and her home. She enjoyed flower gardening and working in her yard. Catherine was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Yalobusha County, MS.
Visitation will be held Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley, MS. Graveside services will be 10 AM Monday, January 24, 2011 in Oak Hill Cemetery with Bro. Rick Glidewell officiating.
She is survived by her husband, Delbert Ross; one daughter, Brenda (Gary) Pinkerton; two sons, Rufus (Frances) Ross and Steve Ross; one sister, Hazel Pack, all of Water Valley, MS; nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Phyllis Baker; six sisters, Louise Dorris, Pauline Turpin, Lucille Morris, Sally Hansen, Frances Nichols, and Helen Leipstorff; three brothers, Alfred Dean Black, Rufus Leon Black and Wallace Black; and a grandson, Joseph Lauren Cofer.