SCV Mechanized Cavalry
2B-Co B
#348
Pvt. Ronald Smith "Smitty" Ross Jr.
Mar 17, 1947 - Dec 07, 2006
Rest in Peace

GREELEYVILLE — Ronald Smith “Smitty” Ross Jr., 59, died Thursday, December 7, 2006, in a Charleston hospital.

Mr. Ross was born March 17, 1947, in Sumter, a son of the late Helen McKnight and Ronald S. Ross Sr. He was a graduate of Greeleyville High School and Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC, and had retired from the forestry industry after 35 years. Mr. Ross was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and received the Bronze Star with three Oak Leaf Clusters with V Device of heroism. He was a member of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Vietnam Vets of America, ABATE, the Sons of the Confederacy, SCVM, and the Mechanized Cavalry of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Surviving: his wife, Margaret Lesesne Ross of Greeleyville; three daughters, Kellen (Daniel) Puzewski of Sumter, Annie Manning and her fiance, Dave Ernst of Mt. Pleasant, and Mary (Matthew) Wood of Clayton, NC; a brother, Michael C. Ross of Greeleyville; and two grandchildren, Peyton Puzewski and Anna Margaret Puzewski.

Graveside funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Greeleyville, directed by Williamsburg Funeral Home of Kingstree. The family suggests memorials to Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church.

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