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Gary Lee Gross Rites Friday

ANDREWS (Special) - Services for Gary Lee Gross, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gross of Andrews, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Second Baptist Church here.

Burial will be in Andrews Cemetery directed by Singleton Funeral Home.

The youth, a junior at Andrews High School, was injured in a motorcycle accident last week. He was first taken to Permian General Hospital here, then transferred to Odessa's Medical Center Hospital. He died at 9:30 p. m. Wednesday after being hospitalized seven days.

He was born July 20, 1954, in Seminole, and was a member of the Second Baptist Church here.

Survivors other than his parents include one sister, Robbie, and one brother, Rusty, both of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Johnson of Lovington, New Mex.; a grandmother, Mrs. B. J. Gross of Andrews; and a great grandmother, Mrs. Jim Elmore of Seagraves.

(Published in The Lubbock Avalanche Journal on February 25, 1971)



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ANDREWS (Staff) - Services for Gary Lee Gross, 16, were to be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Second Baptist Church here with burial in Andrews Cemetery directed by Singleton Funeral Home.

Gross died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Medical Center Hospital in Odessa following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born July 20, 1954, in Seminole, he lived most of his life in Andrews. A junior in high school, Gross was a member of the Second Baptist Church.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gross of Andrews; a sister, Robbie Gross of the home; a brother, Rusty Gross of the home; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. C. L. Johnson of Lovington, N.M.; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. B. J. Gross of Andrews; and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Jim Elmore of Seagraves.

(Published in The Odessa American on February 26, 1971)

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Funeral services for Lonnie Gross, 76, of Andrews will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 20, 2006 at Second Baptist Church in Andrews with Rev. Kevin Covington, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Andrews Old Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home in Andrews.

He passed away on Friday, November 17, 2006 at Home Hospice House in Odessa.

He was born February 16, 1930 in Holiday, Texas to Bumon Johnson Gross and Claudia Irene Bryant Gross. He moved to Andrews in 1947 from Seagraves and married Cherry Lee Johnson on December 9, 1950 in Andrews. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Gross Garage in Andrews for 52 years. He was a founding member of the Andrews Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Second Baptist Church. He loved drinking coffee with his brother and friends at Buddy's Drive In; twice a day; every day. He was preceded in death by 1 son: Gary Lee Gross in 1972; his parents; and 5 brothers.

He is survived by his wife: Cherry Gross of Andrews; 1 son: Rusty Gross of Andrews; 1 daughter: Robbie Hale of Andrews; 1 brother: James B. Gross of Andrews; 1 sister: Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

(Published by McNett Funeral Home of Andrews, TX)



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ANDREWS - Lonnie Gross, 76, of Andrews, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at Home Hospice.

Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Covington officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements are by McNett Funeral Home.

He was born in Holiday. He was Baptist.

SURVIVORS: Wife, Cherry Gross of Andrews; son, Rusty Gross of Andrews; daughter, Robbie Hale of Andrews; brother, James B. Gross of Andrews; sister, Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

(Published in The Odessa American on November 19, 2006)

Lonnie married C.L. Johnson [Group Sheet]

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Buman Johnson Gross, age 65, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, November 8, 1963 in the Permian General Hosptial in Andrews, Texas. Gross had been in Amarillo where he became ill and was hospitalized and later transferred to Permian General Hospital in Andrews, Texas.

He lived in the 600 block of SW 6th street and had been a resi­dent of Andrews for the past 18 years moving here from Seagraves. Gross had farmed and was a mechanic for most of his life. He was the founder of the Gross garage here.

Gross was born in Cooper, Delta County, Texas, February 14, 1898.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claudia Gross, one daughter, Mrs. Harold Bonham, of Kermit; six sons, all of Andrews, W. J. "Bill" Gross, J. B. Gross, Wesley Gross, Leslie Gross, Lester Gross, and Lonnie Gross; six half-brothers, Earnest McSwain, of Modesto, Cali­fornia, Russel McSwain, of Seagraves, Eldon McSwain, of Gore, Bert McSwain, of Amarillo, Frank McSwain, of Dimmitt, and Owen McSwain, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Other survivors include 21 grandchildren.

(Published by Singleton Funeral Home of Andrews, TX)



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Gross Services Slated Sunday

ANDREWS (Special) - Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Second Baptist Church for Buman Johnson Gross, 65, a resident here 18 years who died at 1:30 a.m. Friday in a local hospital.

The Rev. H. F. James, former pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church here, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Leon Snelson, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Andrews Cemetery under direction of Singleton Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, Claudia; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Bonham, Kermint; six sons, W. J. (Bill), J. B., Wesley, Leslie, Lester and Lonnie, all of Andrews; six half brothers, Ernest McSwain, Modesto, Calif., Russell McSwain, Seagraves; Eldon McSwain, Goree; Bert McSwain, Amarillo; Frank McSwain, Dimmitt, and Owens McSwain, Oklahoma City; and 21 grandchildren.

(Published in The Lubbock Avalanche on November 9, 1963)

Buman married Claudia Irene Bryant 7 Apr 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Claudia (daughter of Joel Bea Bryant and Ethel Birdie Brothers) was born 28 Jan 1904, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Feb 1979, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Feb 1979, Andrews County Cemetery - Andrews, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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ANDREWS - Services for Claudia Irene Gross, 75, of Andrews, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Second Baptist Church with burial in Andrews Cemetery under the direction of Singleton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gross was found dead at her home about noon Sunday. Justice of the Peace G. A. Ragsdale pronounced her dead and ruled her death was from natural causes.

She was born in Groesbeck Jan. 28, 1904, and had lived in Andrews 31 years, coming from Seagraves.

Survivors include six sons, W.J. (Bill) Gross, Wesley Gross, Leslie Gross, Lester Gross and Lonnie Gross, all of Andrews, and J.B. Gross of Anchorage, Alaska; a daughter, Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; two sisters, Etta High of Seagraves and Flora Sturgeon of Seymour; three brothers, Ernest Bryant of Andrews, Elward Bryant of Pasadena and Hillis Bryant of Texas City; 20 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Odessa American on February 26, 1979)

Joel — Ethel Birdie Brothers. Ethel (daughter of Jesse Thomas Brothers and Maggie Walker) was born 30 Nov 1885, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 28 Dec 1963, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1963, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SEAGRAVES (Staff) - Rites for Mrs. Ethel Bryant, 78, a longtime resident of this city, were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Appleton Avenue Church of Christ. Don Lacy, minister, and Fred Corder, were to officiate.

Burial was to be in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Webb Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bryant died Saturday in a Lamesa convalescent home.

She was a member of the Appleton Avenue Church of Christ.

Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Alta Scoggins, Seminole, Mrs. Homer High, Seagraves, Mrs. Claude Gross, Andrews, and Mrs. Flora Sturgeon, Globe, Ariz.; four sons, Ernest Bryant, Andrews, Ellward Bryant, Houston, Roy Bryant, Chicago, Ill., and Hillis Bryant, Port Arthur; a sister; three brothers, and several grandchildren.

(Published in The Odessa American on December 30, 1963)