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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home | |
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Location | 1412 Adams Ave, Montgomery Alabama 36104, United States of America |
Coordinates | 32°22′17″N 86°17′13″W / 32.37139°N 86.28694°W |
Founded | by Robert Ambers Ross |
Built | in 1918 |
Map showing the present location of Ross-Clayton Funeral Home in
Montgomery, Alabama. |
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home is the oldest African American funeral home in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1918 by Robert Ambers Ross and William Clayton. [1] [2] [3] [4]
When initially established in 1918, Ross-Clayton was located on 111 Monroe Street, which at the time was the hub for Montgomery's black-owned businesses, [5] Robert Ambers Ross, an insurance agent for Mississippi Life Insurance and a prominent undertaker, partnered with William Clayton. William Clayton served as the funeral home's embalmer. [1] [6]
The funeral home operated at the Monroe Street address until 1939, when it relocated to 524 South Union Street. In 1958, Ross-Clayton moved to its current location at 1412 Adams Avenue, [7] Montgomery, Alabama. [8]
The funeral home initially offered traditional funeral services, but soon expanded to include ambulance services with the latest equipment, a rarity at the time. [9] In the 1940s, Ross-Clayton Funeral Home moved to 518 South Union Street, [10] [11] where it remained for over two decades, eventually moving to its current location at 1412 Adams Avenue in 1958. [2] [3]
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15]conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the instructor, at Ross-Clayton's South Union Street location. The funeral home also offered its facilities for meetings and events, [16] including hosting renowned artist Bill Traylor. [17] Ross-Clayton's history of involvement in the community earned it recognition as a "jewel in the black community" by state historian Richard Bailey. [1] [18] [19]
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home has been recognized and awarded for its contributions to Montgomery. [20] In 2011, the state of Alabama erected a historic marker in front of the funeral home, acknowledging its significance. [3] The funeral home has also received resolutions and certificates of respect from various organizations, including the city of Montgomery, Alabama State University, and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. [18] [8]
Robert Ambers Ross | |
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Died | 1945 |
Nationality | African American |
Known for | Founding President of the Ross-Clayton Funeral Home and Founding member and Inaugural President of Alabama Colored Funeral Directors and Embalmers, presently operating as Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc. |
Robert Ambers Ross, the founding president, [21] [1] who died February 8, 1945, [22] named his son David Calloway Ross Sr. as president in 1936, [11] [23] who died in 1987, after naming his son David Calloway Ross, Jr. as president in 1978. [24] [25] [26]
William Clayton, a funeral director, passed away in 1943. His wife Frazzie Clayton, a funeral director, who passed away in 1947, was survived by her daughter, Jule Clayton Lewis, [27] a funeral director. [8] [13] Jule began serving as secretary-treasurer in 1947 and passed away in 1958, leaving her husband, Rufus A. Lewis, [28] to later be named secretary-treasurer. [29] [19]
David Calloway Ross, Jr. died suddenly on October 14, 2020 due to complications following pneumonia. [25] [24] In December 2021, the Ross-Clayton Funeral Home board of directors named his daughter, Dr. Sharon A. Ross [30] as president. [31] [32]
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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home | |
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Location | 1412 Adams Ave, Montgomery Alabama 36104, United States of America |
Coordinates | 32°22′17″N 86°17′13″W / 32.37139°N 86.28694°W |
Founded | by Robert Ambers Ross |
Built | in 1918 |
Map showing the present location of Ross-Clayton Funeral Home in
Montgomery, Alabama. |
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home is the oldest African American funeral home in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1918 by Robert Ambers Ross and William Clayton. [1] [2] [3] [4]
When initially established in 1918, Ross-Clayton was located on 111 Monroe Street, which at the time was the hub for Montgomery's black-owned businesses, [5] Robert Ambers Ross, an insurance agent for Mississippi Life Insurance and a prominent undertaker, partnered with William Clayton. William Clayton served as the funeral home's embalmer. [1] [6]
The funeral home operated at the Monroe Street address until 1939, when it relocated to 524 South Union Street. In 1958, Ross-Clayton moved to its current location at 1412 Adams Avenue, [7] Montgomery, Alabama. [8]
The funeral home initially offered traditional funeral services, but soon expanded to include ambulance services with the latest equipment, a rarity at the time. [9] In the 1940s, Ross-Clayton Funeral Home moved to 518 South Union Street, [10] [11] where it remained for over two decades, eventually moving to its current location at 1412 Adams Avenue in 1958. [2] [3]
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15]conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the instructor, at Ross-Clayton's South Union Street location. The funeral home also offered its facilities for meetings and events, [16] including hosting renowned artist Bill Traylor. [17] Ross-Clayton's history of involvement in the community earned it recognition as a "jewel in the black community" by state historian Richard Bailey. [1] [18] [19]
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home has been recognized and awarded for its contributions to Montgomery. [20] In 2011, the state of Alabama erected a historic marker in front of the funeral home, acknowledging its significance. [3] The funeral home has also received resolutions and certificates of respect from various organizations, including the city of Montgomery, Alabama State University, and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. [18] [8]
Robert Ambers Ross | |
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Died | 1945 |
Nationality | African American |
Known for | Founding President of the Ross-Clayton Funeral Home and Founding member and Inaugural President of Alabama Colored Funeral Directors and Embalmers, presently operating as Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc. |
Robert Ambers Ross, the founding president, [21] [1] who died February 8, 1945, [22] named his son David Calloway Ross Sr. as president in 1936, [11] [23] who died in 1987, after naming his son David Calloway Ross, Jr. as president in 1978. [24] [25] [26]
William Clayton, a funeral director, passed away in 1943. His wife Frazzie Clayton, a funeral director, who passed away in 1947, was survived by her daughter, Jule Clayton Lewis, [27] a funeral director. [8] [13] Jule began serving as secretary-treasurer in 1947 and passed away in 1958, leaving her husband, Rufus A. Lewis, [28] to later be named secretary-treasurer. [29] [19]
David Calloway Ross, Jr. died suddenly on October 14, 2020 due to complications following pneumonia. [25] [24] In December 2021, the Ross-Clayton Funeral Home board of directors named his daughter, Dr. Sharon A. Ross [30] as president. [31] [32]
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