LINDA ROSS
Henderson, TN: Linda Gayle Coleman Ross, age 72, passed away January 2, 2023, at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
She was born September 14, 1950, in Lexington, TN, the daughter of Virginia Ann Jones Coleman and the late Clarence Andrew Coleman. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1968.
She married Sammy Joe Ross on May 24, 1968. They made their home in Mifflin. He preceded her in death on September 4, 2014.
She and her husband owned and operated Hilltop Grocery for ten years. She then began working at the Dollar Store in Jackson and then the Dollar Store in Beech Bluff, retiring as store manager in 2011.
She was a member of the Mason Wells Non-Denominational Church in Pinson.
She loved cooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her mother, Virginia Jones Coleman of Lexington; three daughters, Angela Adams (Jeff) of Henderson, Amy Williams (Kenneth) of Mifflin and Andrea Hornsby (Donny) of Beech Bluff; six grandchildren, Jacob Williams, Autumn Hutchison, Jasmine Williams, Aubrey Hornsby, Amber Schultz and Meredith Adams and two great grandchildren, Brayden Schultz and Maggie Schultz.
She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Andrew Coleman, her husband, Sammy Joe Ross, two brothers, Kenneth Coleman and Tony Coleman and a sister, Pat Britt.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, January 6th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – East Main Chapel with Pastor Mike Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Mifflin Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at East Main Chapel 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Friday service time.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421