Gayle Ross Pirtle Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gayle Ross Pirtle of Suwanee, Georgia, who passed away on January 4, 2026, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gayle Ross Pirtle to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Gilbert Ross and Hazel Bibb Ross; her sister Linda Diane Whipple (Dan); her cousins, Vinson Cobb (Anita) and Bill Cobb; and her friends, Juanita Dormer and Carolyn Marshall.

She is survived by: her husband Jim; her children, John Ross Pirtle (Erica) and Elizabeth Ann Pirtle (Beth); and her great grandchildren, Nicholas Ross Pirtle (Vashti), Philip Ross Hathorn (Kelsey), Margaret Paige Pirtle Vaughn, Jackson Grey, Ella Joy, Marsali Belle, John Charles Hathorn, Hannah Elizabeth Hathorn, Meredith Grace Pirtle Rivers, Temple Amos and Salem Earnest.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Whispering Hope (supportwhisperinghope.org).