{"id":109052,"date":"2021-11-02T10:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T10:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/2021-obituary\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"irene-wilfong-ross-1938-2021-obituary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/irene-wilfong-ross-1938-2021-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene Wilfong Ross 1938-2021 Obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color\">Irene Wilfong Ross 1938-2021 Obituary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a style=\"color:Tomato; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/randolph-county-west-virginia-area-obituaries\/\">Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page<\/a><\/center><br><br>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene Wilfong Ross, 83, born in Buckhannon, WV, passed away September 9, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She is joined in Heaven with her mother, Thelma Smallwood Wilfong, her father, William \u201cBill\u201d Wilfong and three brothers. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 wonderful years, Alexander \u201cAlec\u201d M. Ross; her two daughters, Alexis Ross Butcher and husband Emiel of Buckhannon and Gwen Ross Hawkins of Clarksburg, WV. She was also the beloved Mamae\u2019 of six grandchildren; Brittany Bennett and husband Matt of Buckhannon, James Hawkins, Alex Hawkins and Charles Hawkins all of Clarksburg, WV; Jordan Butcher and Briana Ward of Danville, VA and Paige Daniels and husband Drew of Richmond, VA. Irene had four beautiful great-grandchildren whom she adored, Emberlee, Abilene, Nash and Lux. She is also survived by one sister-in-law, Elizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Ross. Remaining are a brother, sister and several nieces and nephews. She graduated from Buckhannon-Upshur High School and was active with her Class of 1956. After graduating, she moved to Greensboro, NC to attend business college and worked as a Manager of Sporting Goods in a Sears Distribution Center until she moved back to WV to help her mother care for her two young siblings and her father, during his terminal illness. Upon return to WV, she worked at WVWC in the Treasurer\u2019s Office working with programs to increase donation funding. While raising her family until retirement, she served as the official Court Reporter for the 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Judicial Circuit serving Upshur and Lewis Counties, WV. She was an accomplished artist, interior decorator, creative cook and phenomenal party planner and host. She drew and painted with oils and watercolors and the family will treasure her paintings forever. She enjoyed listening to her husband\u2019s saxophone quartet, antiquing, boating, travel, sudoku and English comedies. Friends will be received Thursday, September 16, 2021, from 1 PM to 2 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 2 PM Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Jimmie Tallman officiating. Burial will follow in the Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon. The family respectfully requests that all those attending the services please wear a mask. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you.  Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color\">Irene Wilfong Ross 1938-2021 Obituary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a style=\"color:Tomato; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/randolph-county-west-virginia-area-obituaries\/\">Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page<\/a><\/center><br><br>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_109052\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"109052\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irene Wilfong Ross 1938-2021 Obituary Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page Irene Wilfong Ross, 83, born in Buckhannon, WV, passed away September 9, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. 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