Christopher Ross Funeral Home

Funeral services were held on November 15, 2018 at Greater St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. Carl L. Anderson, pastor.Mrs. Gamble was born January 15, 1967 in Georgetown, SC, to the marital union of Mrs. Thomesena Kinlaw Alston and Mr. Johnny Alston. She was an active member of Greater St. Stephen A.M.E. Church. Yolanda graduated from Georgetown High School in 1985. She earned the Associate of Business Degree from Mansfield College in San Antonio, Texas. For over fourteen years she was employed as a clerical/nurse assistant in the Ob/Gyn Units of Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital and Tidelands Waccamaw Health Hospital in Georgetown County. For thirty years, she was united in marriage to Mr. Ronald Gamble. Together, they shared life and love in the rearing of two children.Surviving are her husband, Ronald Gamble, Georgetown, SC; her sons, Cessay Gamble, Georgetown, SC and Shannon Gamble, Charlotte, NC; her siblings, Wanda Lawyer, Derek Alston, Johnny Alston, Travis Alston, Georgetown, SC, Devun Harrison, Jacksonville, FL, Creola McClain, Andrews, SC, Chenell Linen, Columbia, SC, and Bernadette Franklin, Georgetown, SC. Funeral services entrusted to Wilds Funeral Home, LLC.Verdelle GambleVerdelle Gwendolyn Reed Gamble died on November 5, 2018 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. Funeral services were held on November 16, 2018 at First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Smalls, Sr., pastor.Mrs. Gamble was born on September 10, 1946 in Georgetown, SC, a daughter of Mr. Oliver Reed and Mrs. Mattie Palmer Reed. Her secular education was received in the public schools of Georgetown County. After graduation from high school, she moved to New York. There, Verdelle married her high school sweetheart, the late Mr. Clarence Martin Gamble. Their union was blessed with three daughters. For several years, she worked with Dickard Widder Textiles Company as a sample maker, until retiring in 1998, and returning to Georgetown. She was also an active member of First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.Surviving...

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at Windsor House of Canfield, where he had resided. Francis was born Feb. 15, 1922, in East Palestine, a son of the late Dominic and Theresa Ferraiuolo Ross and has been a life-long resident of the community. A granduate of East Palestine High School, he was a World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran in the European Theatre. Francis had been employed with the former Pittsburgh Chair Company and had later retired after 39 years with the former Kenmar Division of Ethan Allen Furniture. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, an avid golfer and member of the East Palestine Country Club, and also enjoyed gardening. Francis is survived by his wife, Irene C. (Rafferty) Ross, whom he married Aug. 24, 1946; two daughters, Bonnie K. (Ron) Novak of East Palestine, and Christine A. (George) Sultan of Youngtown; a daughter-in-law, Cathy Ross of Negley; five grandchildren, Debra (Sean) Kuner, Krisann (Jamie) Lewis, Scott (Michelle) Ross, Mark (Erica) Ross, and Gregory Sultan; and seven great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Francis P. Ross on Dec. 15, 2014. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Samuel, Albert, Joseph, Henry and Ernest Ross; and two sisters, Mary West and Rose Castiglioni. Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Linsley-Royal Funeral Home in East Palestine. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. with Father Christopher Cicero of the church officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Our Ladies Campaign, c/o Our Lady of Lourdes, 180 Seventh Street, Columbiana, OH 44408. Visit  www.linsley-royal.com to view this obituary and send condolences. ...