Funeral services for Donald Wayne Ross, 83, of Norman will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Wilson-Littlel Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Lexington Cemetery under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home of Purcell.
Mr. Ross, 83, of Norman passed away on August 8, 2024.
He was born on January 8, 1941, in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Don was the fifth of six children of Ira Lee Ross and Margaret Tinnie (Bible) Ross.
He grew up in Lindsay until his family moved to Wayne, where he graduated with the Bulldog class of 1958. After high school, he worked as a farmhand for a few months, then at an electronics store, and then began working at Boyer Electric. There he learned the trade of electrician and made it his calling. He then worked for Western Electric, AT&T, and Lucent, retiring as a foreman on December 1, 2001.
One Sunday afternoon, while driving, he met a beautiful young woman named Kathy Elaine Watkins. They drove around together and never left each other. Don and Kathy were married on June 6, 1963. They spent 60 wonderful years of marriage together and raised two wonderful children, Jeff and Shawnda.
When Don wasn’t working, he enjoyed raising horses and spending time outdoors quail hunting. Don and Kathy enjoyed spending time together traveling. One of their favorite trips was going on cruises together.
Don was a family man. He loved his children and was always involved in the numerous sports activities they played. From gymnastics to baseball, he never missed a game or an opportunity to cheer them on and support them in every endeavor. Don always cherished the time he got to spend with his “five grandchildren” and he cherished each one and always taught them important life lessons like that sometimes it’s OK to eat Oreos for breakfast. Don was a beloved husband, father, papa and brother who will be sorely missed.
He was predeceased by his parents Ira Ross Sr. and Margaret Ross, his beloved wife Kathy Ross, and his siblings Ira Ross Jr., Bobbie Jean Stockard, Jimmy Ross and Anna Lou Young.
Don is survived by his children, Jeff Ross and his wife Lisa of Washington, Oklahoma, and Shawnda Zehr and her husband Jeffrey of Norman, Oklahoma; his brother Gary Ross and his wife Barbara of Wayne, Oklahoma; his five grandchildren, Caisen Zehr, Colten Ross, Caiden Zehr, Paicer Zehr and Landen Zehr; one great-grandson Ross Zehr, and numerous other family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association in Don’s name.
Online condolences may be left at www.wilsonlittle.com.
