Alta Ross  |1929-2022| 

Alta Ross, 93, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 at her home. She was born on January 17, 1929 in Wellsford to Anfred Lloyde Leland and Pearl May (Fankhouser) Johnson. Alta married Eugene Haile Ross on November 6, 1949 in Wellsford. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2017.

Alta graduated from Friends Haviland Academy. She attended Friends Bible College in Haviland for 2 years. She was a member of Haviland Friends Church. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting. She made plastic bag sleep mats that she donated to the Salvation Army, Manna House in Dodge City and Ascension Lutheran Church in Pratt. Each one of the sleep mats had a Gideon pamphlet attached. Thank you to all of the friends and neighbors for donating plastic bags for Alta's project.

She is survived by her children, Connie Ross of Dodge City, Gary (Joann) Ross and Delbert Ross both of Haviland; sister, Patsy Bruce of Venice, Florida; brother, Gene (Bobbie) Johnson of Tulsa, Oklahoma; brother in-law, Delmar Ferguson of Overland Park; grandchildren, Michelle (Jeff) Zook of Ellinwood, Travis (Amanda) Ross of Eaton, Colorado and Jenny (Matt) Ohmie of Wichita; great-grandchildren, Caleb Zook, Joshua Zook, Rolland Ross, Abram Ross and another on the way.

Alta is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Haile Ross; sisters, Eilene Johnson, Arlene Thompson, Alda Clarkson and Grace Ferguson; and brother, Lloyde Johnson.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 5-7 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Haviland Friends Church. Burial will follow at Haviland Cemetery, Haviland.