Graveside services for Staff Sergeant Mickey Ross will be held at 11:30 am Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Carson Cemetery. Staff Sergeant Ross, age 79, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Forrest General Hospital. Reverend Charles Lee Loftin will officiate and interment will be in the Carson Cemetery. Saulters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Chad Daley, Adam Barrett, Ty Barrett, Logan Ferrell, Jordan Ferrell and Alex Ross. Mickey Wayne Ross was born on April 25, 1940 in Sumrall, MS to Cecil W. Ross and Alma Miller Ross. He was in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a retired Mississippi State Highway Patrolman. He was a member of Prentiss Baptist Church and also the American Association of State Troopers. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and his wife, Pat Ross; two brothers, James O. Ross and Kenneth J. Ross. Staff Sergeant Ross is survived by his daughter, Sonja Counts of Lafayette, LA; one step daughter, Julie Perrigin of Hattiesburg; one step son Mike Boleware of Hattiesburg; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 9:30 am until 11:00 am at Saulters Funeral Home. Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com