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Isabelle S. Ross

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Isabelle S. Ross
Photo of Isabelle S. Ross
Ross (ca. 1936)
First Counselor in the
general presidency of the Primary
September 11, 1929 (1929-09-11) – 1939
Called byMay Anderson
PredecessorSadie Grant Pack
SuccessorAdele C. Howells
Second Councilor in the
general presidency of the Primary
1925 – September 11, 1929 (1929-09-11)
Called byMay Anderson
PredecessorClara W. Beebe
SuccessorEdna H. Thomas
Personal details
BornIsabelle Salmon
(1867-11-01)November 1, 1867
Perry, Utah Territory, United States
DiedDecember 28, 1947(1947-12-28) (aged 80)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Cause of deathCoronary heart disease
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W / 40.777; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Alma materUniversity of Utah
OccupationDirector of Physical Education
EmployerBrigham young College
School for the deaf and blind at Ogden, Utah
Spouse(s)Charles J. Ross
ParentsWilliam Weir Salmon
Margaret Hay Hunter

Isabelle Salmon Ross (November 1, 1867 – December 28, 1947) was a member of the general presidency of the Primary organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1925 to 1939.

Isabelle Salmon was born in Perry, Utah Territory to William Weir Salmon and Margaret Hay Hunter. She was trained as a schoolteacher at the University of Utah and Harvard University. She taught in the public school system in Salt Lake City and at Brigham Young College and the Utah State School for the Deaf and the Blind in Ogden. In 1897, she married Charles James Ross in the Salt Lake Temple; Charles Ross was from Ogden and was a member of the general board of the Deseret Sunday School Union.

In 1925, when May Anderson became the general president of the Primary, Isabelle Ross was selected as her second counselor. Ross acted in this capacity until 1929, when Ross became Anderson's first counselor to succeed Sadie Pack Grant. Ross continued as a member of the Primary general presidency until 1939, when Anderson and her counselors were released as a general presidency.

Ross died in Salt Lake City and was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

References

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  • Jenson, Andrew (1936). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Vol. 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson Memorial Association (Printed by The Deseret News Press). pp. 5696 296 - 5519 297. ISBN 1-58958-026-5. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by First Counselor in the
general presidency of the Primary

September 11, 1929 (1929-09-11) – 1939
Succeeded by
Preceded by Second Counselor in the
general presidency of the Primary

1925 – September 11, 1929 (1929-09-11)
Succeeded by