Donald William Gorss, 87, born Jan. 17, 1923 in Montgomery, N.Y., a lifelong resident of Montgomery and Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., until moving to Gulf Shores and Sabael, N.Y., in 1989, died Nov. 26, 2010 at his home in Gulf Shores.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a B24 and B17 pilot during World War II.
He co-owned and operated Gorss Flying Service in Montgomery in the late 1940s, then GORSS Chevrolet in Cornwall-on-Hudson and Walden, N.Y., for 21 years with his brother Gerald Gorss.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mayme Osterhoudt Gorss, and father, Frederick Gorss; sister, Alma Greening; and brother, Gerald Gorss.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Eleanor Baty Gorss; two sons, Jeffrey (Margaret) Gorss of Greenfield Center, N.Y., and Jeremy Gorss of Sabael, N.Y.; two daughters Jane (Gregory) Prine of Foley and Lois (John) Nixon of Gustavus, Ark.; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 4 at the First Presbyterian Church, Gulf Shores.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 256, Gulf Shores, AL 36547.
Creamtion arrangements were made by Pine Rest Funeral Home Inc., Foley.
