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Ross was born in Baskin, a village in Franklin Parish, to Robert States Ross and the former Ruby Seymour (1911-2002), but he resided in Mangham most of his life. In 1951, he graduated from Mangham High School. In 1956, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in agriculture, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was commissioned through Reserve Officers Training Corps as a second lieutenant in the [[U.S. Air Force]], served in the [[Vietnam War]], and was a major in the Air Force Reserves. After his military service, he returned to Mangham, where he engaged in a number of businesses, including the ownership of a mobile home park.
Ross was born in Baskin, a village in Franklin Parish, to Robert States Ross and the former Ruby Seymour (1911-2002), but he resided in Mangham most of his life. In 1951, he graduated from Mangham High School. In 1956, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in agriculture, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was commissioned through Reserve Officers Training Corps as a second lieutenant in the [[U.S. Air Force]], served in the [[Vietnam War]], and was a major in the Air Force Reserves. After his military service, he returned to Mangham, where he engaged in a number of businesses, including the ownership of a mobile home park.
Ross's stepfather was Terry Clingan (March 24, – December 3, 2007), the Mangham town barber. After the death of Clingan's first wife, the former Vera Wallace, he married again in 1949 — to Ross' mother. The marriage lasted fifty-three years until her death. Clingan was a master Mason and a deacon of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Mangham. Robert States Ross was killed in an accident in a shipyard in Galveston, [[Texas]], when Ross was a boy.
Ross's stepfather was Terry Clingan (March 24, 1918 – December 3, 2007), the Mangham town barber. After the death of Clingan's first wife, the former Vera Wallace, he married again in 1949 — to Ross' mother. The marriage lasted fifty-three years until her death. Clingan served in [[World War II]], was a master Mason and a [[deacon]] of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Mangham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Clingan&GSfn=Terry&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=32618141&df=all&|title=Terry Clingan|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 22, 2017}}</ref> Robert States Ross was killed in an accident in a shipyard in Galveston, [[Texas]], when Ross was a boy.
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