A Celebration of Life Service for Jim will be held at 11"00 a.m. Saturday April 16, 2016 at the Jamestown Presbyterian Church where the Reverend Dr. Jay Smith, Senior Pastor is to officiate.
Jim was born on August 21, 1932 to the late James Slayton Ross and Virginia Sanders Ross in Bartlesville, OK. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas and received his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.
He is a US Navy Veteran. He was a professor and research fellow at the University of Missouri for thirteen years. He retired from Ciba- Geigy, now Syngenta, after twenty-three years of service. He is a member of Jamestown Presbyterian Church. Jim enjoyed working as a volunteer with Communities In School at Union Hill Elementary School in High Point.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Lewis Alan Ross. Jim is survived by his wife of fifty eight years, Susan Sohlberg Ross of the home; daughter, Virginia Ross Furth and husband Christopher of Springfield, VA and son Robert Adair Ross and wife Dixie of Lewisville, NC; grandchildren, Andrew Ross Furth and fiancée Sara, Evan Henry Furth, Rachel Adair Ross, Abigail Watson Ross, and Benjamin James Ross.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jamestown Presbyterian Church 1804 Guilford College Road, Jamestown, NC 27282 or to Hamil-Kerr Challenge, PO Box 1963 Jamestown, NC 27282 in memory of James Adair Ross.
Hanes Lineberry North Elm Chapel is assisting the Ross Family. Online condolences may be made @ www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com
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