Frank Ross Jr., 68, of Broadview Place, Washington, died unexpectedly at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 1998, in Washington Hospital. Mr. Ross was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was active with its Bible study group and was an admirer of Mother Teresa. He was an owner-operator of Ross' Restaurant in Mapletown for many years. He was an owner-operator of a gas station in Miami, Fla., and after returning to Washington was owner- operator of a gas station on Jefferson Avenue. Later, he was a bulk subcontractor for the U.S. Postal Service and then employed by Frank Veltri. Mr. Ross was a 1947 graduate of Mapletown High School, attended Waynesburg College, where he was a baseball player. He signed a contract with New York Giants as a pitcher for some time. His wife, Patricia Thompson, died May 26, 1983. Surviving are two sons, William Troy Ross at home and Frank David Ross of Greensboro; two daughters, Debra DeMurry of Lexington, S.C., and Constance Anne DeMurry of Washington; a brother, Charles J. Ross of Daytona Beach, Fla.; a sister, Kathryn R. Kelly of Atlanta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, April 28, 1998Frank Ross Jr.
Restaurant, gas station owner, signed with Giants
He was born November 30, 1929, in Poland Mines, a son of the late Frank Ross Sr. and Marion M. Shaffer Ross Carr of Carmichaels.