Funeral services for Pernell "Nell" Digh Ross, 92, of Aiken, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Aiken's First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Fred W. Andrea III. Burial will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3:00 p.m. prior to the service in the church parlor. Memorial donations may be made to Aiken's First Baptist Church, PO Box 3157, Aiken, SC, 29802. Mrs. Ross, widow of Horace V. Ross, Jr., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Born in Lincolnton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Franklin and Wilma Caldwell Digh. She was an Aiken resident since 1952. Mrs. Ross was a member of Aiken First Baptist Church and Aiken Garden Club. She enjoyed fishing and boating and was a very passionate artist. She was preceded in death by a son, Mitchel Wesley Ross, a grandson, Brian Ross and brothers, Robert and Glen "Buster" Digh. Survivors include her sons, Greg Alan Ross, Sr. (Linda) of Irmo and Timothy Daniel Ross (Alice) of Aiken; sisters, Olar Mae Ledbetter and Nolean Davis of Lincolnton, NC; a brother, John Digh of Lincolnton, NC; 6 grandchildren, Brent Ross, Ashley Ross Risher, Virginia Ross Geddings, Greg Alan Ross, Jr., Jennifer Ross Olmert and Holly Ross Marsh and 13 great-grandchildren.