Charles Richard Ross

October 12, 1933 - February 15, 2011

Charles R. Ross, age 77 years, of Kansas City, Mo. died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo. He was born October 12, 1933 in Brookfield, Mo, the son of Virgil Kenneth and Maxine Frances Pennick Ross. He was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War. Serving in law enforcement all of his life, Charles was a Policeman in Brookfield, Mo, Maryville, Mo. and in North Kansas City, Mo. before serving as a State Investigator with the Missouri Attorney General's Office and later retiring as Chief Investigator for the Missouri Public Defender System. Charley enjoyed quail hunting, fishing and home improvements in which he took particular pride in remodeling his home. He is survived by three children; David G. Ross, of Kansas City, Mo. Kaye Stacy and her husband, Lynn, of Jefferson City, Mo. and Matthew Ross, of North Kansas City, Mo. Three grandchildren, Adam Berhorst, of Jefferson City, Mo. Caitlin Ross, of North Kansas City, Mo. and Sidney Bires, of El Paso, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil K. and Maxine F. Pennick Ross; two brothers, Donald and David Ross; one sister, Edna Renshaw and one granddaughter, Angela K. Berhorst. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Rhodes Funeral Home in Brookfield beginning at noon with the funeral service at 2:00 pm with Pastor Howard Scott officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Marceline. Should friends desire, memorial contibutions may be made to Disabled Veterans or the Wounded Warrior Project.