Ross Harold Vickery, 84, was born April 3, 1932, in Wayne, Tennessee the son of the late Leonard and Clora Horton Victory and grandson of the late Hugh and JoAnna Victory and Lon and Lizzie Horton. Mr. Vickery departed this life on May 16, 2016, at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama. He was a retired heavy equipement operator at TVA and formerly attended at Piney Grove and White’s Creek; however, he was presently attending at Cromwell Crossroads Church. On Oct. 3, 1989, he was married to Patsy Shands.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Shands Vickery, of Iron City, Tennessee; daughters, Patsy Russ and husband, Jimmy, of Iron City, Tennessee, and Teresa Bates and husband, the late Allen, of Lutts, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Holly Thompson and husband, Andy, and Cory Bates; a great-grandchild, Sadie Beth Thompson; a stepson, Anthony Barkley, of Iron City, Tennessee; stepdaughter, Lou Barkley Pettus and husband, Michael, of Florence, Alabama; three brothers, Kenneth Victory, of Cypress Inn, Tennessee, McAuthor Victory and wife, Rose Mary, of Dearborn, Michigan, and Cletus Victory and wife, Julie, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan; a sister, Martha Jo Stults and husband, Roger, of Cypress Inn, Tennessee; stepgrandchildren, Whitney Beard and husband, Matt, Cara Pettus, Michael Pettus, and Blake Barkley; and stepgreat-grandchildren, Emory Kate Beard and Ben Thompson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles H., James L., and Larry W. Victory.
Services will be today at 3 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel in Collinwood with Earl Rich and John E. Banks officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Cemetery near Cypress Inn, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers are Michael Pettus, Roger Stults, Brad Stults, Chad Stults, John David Sherrill, and Shane Petty. Honorary pallbearers are Cory Bates and Ray Scott.
Visitation will be today from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
