Iva Hawks Gross

Iva Hawks Gross, 86 of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was born on Friday, July 7, 1933 in Campbell County, a daughter of the late Charley M. Hawks and Murlo Hackworth Hawks. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Stephen Gross.

She is survived by her husband, Austin John Gross, Jr.; her sons, James Edward Gross, Robert Wayne Gross & wife, Carolyn, William David Gross & wife, Kelly, Richard Scott Gross & wife, Sheila; her daughter, Joan Marie Harris & husband, Harry; her brother, Walter Hawks; her sisters, Iris H. Irby, Ann H. Shelton, as well as six grandchildren, Mark Nicholas Harris, Scott Edward Harris, Amber Marie Gillie, David Austin Gross, Sarah Elizabeth Gross, Whitney Dawn Gross and one great grandchild, Isaiah Nathaniel Gillie.

Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford with Pastor Jay Richards officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 PM at Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford.