Feb 25, 2023

Nola Jean Gross

Posted Feb 25, 2023 10:37 PM

Nola Jean Gross, 89, passed away February 23, 2023, at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born August 21, 1933, in La Crosse, the daughter of Leslie A. and Clara Elmore Deighton Sr.

A lifetime area resident, she was a bank teller at First State Bank in Larned. She was a member of First Christian Church, First Christian Women, VFW Auxiliary, Ladies Golf, and Ladies Bowling Association, all of Larned.

On June 15, 1952, she married William L. “Bill” Gross at Larned; he preceded her in death on August 23, 2018.

Survivors include: son, Steven (Brenda) Gross, Larned; son-in-law, Jerel Hagerman, Yucca Valley, California; seven grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; daughter, Cindy Hagerman; four brothers, Robert Deighton, Jim Deighton, Ned Deighton, Leslie Deighton Jr.; and four sisters, Juanita Skelton, Della Skelton, Elaine Bantz, and LaDayne Burger.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned with Pastor Damon Bradley presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2023, at Beckwith Mortuary with family present from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church or Welcome Inn Senior Center in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, Kansas 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.