Funeral services for Melissa Juanita Ross, 89, of Many were held November 23 at Warren Meadows Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Paul Lewing officiating. Burial followed in the Beulah Cemetery. Juanita Ross was born on Tuesday, April 26, 1927 in Sabine Parish. She passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Toledo Nursing Center in Zwolle. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd “Pat” Lewing and Maggie Durr Lewing; husband, William “Bill” Washington Ross; and her brother, Harold Lewing. She is survived by her sons, Michael Floyd Ross and wife, Rachael, of Many and James Gregory Ross of Alexandria; sister, Patsy Cooper of Lufkin, Texas; nine grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, friends; and three dogs and two cats. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.warrenmeadows.com