Kenney Layton Ross

Kenney Layton Ross was a loving husband, daddy, granddaddy, brother, educator, and friend. He left this world to join his Heavenly Father on Friday, December 25, 2020 at age 71. He was born to Kenneth Robert Ross and Othella Layton Ross on January 23, 1949 in Odessa, Texas. He married the love of his life, Pamela Ruth Baird at Second Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas on December 20, 1969. Kenney loved spending time with his family and devoted his life to education and saving as many students as he could. His faith in God carried him throughout life and all who knew him, loved his caring heart and nurturing soul. As a young man, Kenney participated in DeMolay international, Boy Scout’s, and he was the region 18 ATPE president during his 30 - year career in education. He attended Odessa College, University of Houston, University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where he received a Master’s in Counseling degree. He worked as a middle school science teacher and coach at Crockett Junior High School, was a middle school counselor at Bonham Junior High School and was instrumental in opening AIM High School, an alternative school in Odessa, Texas. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Pam; his son Eric Ross and wife Monica of San Angelo; daughter Elisa Bird of San Angelo; grandsons, Tristan, Collin, Kegan, Zachary, and Patrick; granddaughter, Veronica; sister Jeanna Miller and husband Marc of Odessa; niece Jennifer Childs and husband Wayne; great-nephews Mac and Kirby Childs; niece Krista George and husband Phil; great-nieces Adalyn and Allie George; cousin Vicki Schenck and husband Steve, and Peggy McWilliams of Houston; brother-in-law Wes Baird and wife Shelly of Odessa; nieces Melissa Sullivan, Emily Gonzalez, Natalie Head, Aubrea Marquez, and Ashlea Zugg; nephew David Baird; sister-in-law Debra Baird Solis of Fayetteville, North Carolina; nephew John Solis; nieces Lindsey Solis and Shelby Craig; and lifelong friend, Tommy Harrison. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of San Angelo.