ELIZABETH ROSS CARL (1897-1989)
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Elizabeth Ross (no middle name), called "Liz", was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1897, the only girl and a real baby of the family -- 25 years younger than her half-brother, Charlie, 14 years younger than her brother, David, and 3 years younger than brother Spencer. It is reported by Elizabeth Ross's granddaughter, Emily Elizabeth Carl Davis, that her father, Henry Clay Ross, was none too pleased to be a father again at age 49, but that Elizabeth became the apple of his eye and the delight of his later years, and he doted on her. Her cheeriness was especially important after the untimely death of her brother, Daivd, when she was just under a year old. She was called "Speck" by her brother Spencer, because he used to tell her when they were very young that she was as insignificant as a speck of sand; he continued to use that nickname on occasion even when both were well into their 80s.
She and her husband and two daughters had a very happy home life, in no small measure due to her. She was kind and intelligent, and had a lovely personality.
Called "Liz" or "Elizabeth" by her other relatives and contemporaries, and "Gomma" by her grandchildren (name given by oldest grandchild, Cindy Davis Gersony). Gomma was the very definition of the perfect grandmother, very devoted and loving, and always interested in every word from her grandchildren! She could be firm, though, when the occasion demanded it.
She had a real talent for singing especially, and also for acting and dancing. She sang and acted in student and amateur productions. She thought about pursuing singing professionally, but her father was horrified at the idea. She was very pretty, too.
She had good health almost all of her life, but she developed Parkinson's in her late 80s and gradually became paralyzed. She died in Sarasota, Florida, where she and her husband had settled in 1969, on December 31, 1989 at the age of 92. Gomma is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, next to her husband.
She and her husband and two daughters had a very happy home life, in no small measure due to her. She was kind and intelligent, and had a lovely personality.
Called "Liz" or "Elizabeth" by her other relatives and contemporaries, and "Gomma" by her grandchildren (name given by oldest grandchild, Cindy Davis Gersony). Gomma was the very definition of the perfect grandmother, very devoted and loving, and always interested in every word from her grandchildren! She could be firm, though, when the occasion demanded it.
She had a real talent for singing especially, and also for acting and dancing. She sang and acted in student and amateur productions. She thought about pursuing singing professionally, but her father was horrified at the idea. She was very pretty, too.
She had good health almost all of her life, but she developed Parkinson's in her late 80s and gradually became paralyzed. She died in Sarasota, Florida, where she and her husband had settled in 1969, on December 31, 1989 at the age of 92. Gomma is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, next to her husband.