DUMAS — Alton Dale Ross,

82, of Dumas, passed away April 9, 2021. He was born October 30, 1938, in Stuttgart, to Lawrence W. and Edna Irene Hornback Ross. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Lawrence Edward Ross; sisters, Reba Helen Vickers and Jerri Steed; and great- grandchildren, Willow and Memphis Ellenson. Dale is survived by his wife, Sylvia Turner Ross of Dumas; two daughters, Toni Gosnell (James) of Hamburg, and Felicia Ross of Dumas; grandchildren, Jimmi Lynn James (Jason), Ross Gosnell, Jodi Gosnell (Glen), Taylor Armstrong Norton (Brett); great-grandchildren, Jaylea, Tristan, Josie, Stella Claire, and Colt; and sister-in-law, Freda Ross of DeWitt.

Graveside services will be 3 p.m., April 11, at Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens by Essex Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105, or Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, Ark., 72203. www.essexfuneralhome.com