Mrs. Barbara Ross

Barbara Jean Ross, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt was called home by the lord surrounded by her family on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Barbara Jean was born on January 4, 1947 to Elijah and Ella (McKinney) Stephens. Barbara was a loving and caring woman full of laughter and happiness. She was a dedicated wife of 55 years to her husband. She was a supportive mother who adored her grandchildren. Barbara gave her life to the Lord at a young age beside her mother and remained a dedicated member of the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church. Barbara was a kind hearted woman always willing to help others. She was full of jokes and laughter, always the life of any gathering. Her smile and laughter lit up the room. She will truly be missed by all those who loved her. She leaves behind her loving family to cherish her memory, her husband, Voisne Ross; four children, Tammy (Bernard) Green, Voisne A. Ross, Tory Thomas, Corey Ross, Aurora, CO; one daughter-in-law, Mary Ross, Aurora, CO; twelve grandchildren, LaCretia Ross, Ashanti Hood, Paris Ross, LaTashia Webb, DeAndree Ross, Ondrea Ross, Saginaw, MI, Ja’Quasha Tyson, Flint, MI, Voisne Ross Jr, Memphis, Tennessee, Corey Ross Jr., East Brunswick, NJ, Elijah Ross, Colbey Ross, Jadyn Ross, all of Aurora Colorado; seven great-grandchildren, Daisja Huell, Arlondo Jr and Zayden McKinney, DaMija, D’Naeja, & DaJiya Glover, Saginaw, MI, and Preston Rivera-Ross, Aurora, CO; five sisters, Joyce (Willis) Stuckey, Ruthie Doster, Houston, TX, Linda Monroe, Cathie Stephens, and Claudia (Lenyon) Vaughn, Flower Mound, TX; one goddaughter, LaTrina Carter; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and other loved ones including special friends, Mariene Thomas, Horace & Denise Barkley, Nichelle Johnson, Hattie Tillman, Phyllis Basham, Rachel Roby, Mary Mayo and Bertha Fabin. Special thanks to Pastor Steve Bramwell and the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church family. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah and Ella Stephens; mother-in-law, Mary Henderson; sister, Jacqueline Stephens; granddaughter, Daquaris Ross; and three brothers-in-law, Steve King, Eddie Monroe and Lester Doster. Funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2115 Wadsworth Road, Saginaw, MI 48601. Pastor Steve Bramwell will officiate with interment in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 950 North Center. Friends may call at the Evans & Browne's Funeral Home, 441 N. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, MI 48607 on Thursday from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. Family will be present to greet friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Mrs. Barbara Ross

January 4, 1947 - July 18, 2019