{"id":32018,"date":"2026-01-07T05:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=32018"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:16:26","slug":"kay-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/kay-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Kay Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Katheryn &#8220;Kay&#8221; Grubb Ross passed away peacefully on January 6,&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;with her nieces by her side. Kay was born on July 13,&nbsp;1939,&nbsp;to Lawrence &#8220;Pat&#8221; Grubb and Sarah Foust Grubb.&nbsp;She married Jack Ross on June 27, 1959, he&nbsp;proceeded&nbsp;her in death.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/695d8b3657cb6.jpg?resize=556%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32019\" style=\"width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/695d8b3657cb6.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/695d8b3657cb6.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kay is survived by her niece, Susan (Jeffrey) McLemore of Fergus Falls, MN, and several other nieces and nephews.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kay was loved by many. She often adopted nieces, nephews, and grandchildren, all holding a special place in her heart.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kay worked for K-Mart and Val&#8217;s Department Stores for many&nbsp;years&nbsp;making many special friendships. She was a member of&nbsp;Cornerstone&nbsp;Community Church.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12,&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;at Haggard-Hirschy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zelt&nbsp;Funeral Home in Decatur. Viewing will be from 10:00 a.m. \u2013 1:00 p.m. prior to&nbsp;the service. Burial will take place in Blue Creek Township&nbsp;Cemetery&nbsp;in&nbsp;Haviland, OH, at a later date.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorial Contributions in Lieu of Flowers can be made to&nbsp;the Family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katheryn &#8220;Kay&#8221; Grubb Ross passed away peacefully on January 6,&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;with her nieces by her side. Kay was born<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-32018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32020,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32018\/revisions\/32020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}