George Washington (Doug) Gross, 74

A retired employee of the Powermatic Foundry and a member of Cumberland Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Beecher and Lydia Moffet Gross. He was married to Melba June Yates Gross of the Rocky River community.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, George Eugene Gross of the Rocky River community; two brothers, Ernest Bonnel Gross of Galion, Ohio and Albert Fredrick Gross of Crestline, Ohio; one sister, Mary Rebecca Herr of Crestline, Ohio and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at High?s Chapel with Dennis Deweese officiating. Burial will follow at Crain Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service today at High?s. Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 14, 2006