In loving memory of
Anora Monet Ross
December 25, 2017
Anora Monet Ross was a cherished infant whose brief life brightened the days of her family—remembered as a beloved daughter and little sister whose presence mattered deeply to those who loved her.
Remembering Anora
A life held close in memory
Anora Monet Ross was an infant whose short life was centered in the love of her family. Public records and local reporting identify her as the youngest child of Iris Ross and Anthony Milan Ross and the baby sister of Nigel Ross. At around ten months old in late 2017, Anora lived in Phoenix, Arizona with close family nearby who cared for and protected her in everyday ways that matter most to parents and siblings: feeding, comforting, and sharing small moments of discovery.
Though only a baby, Anora was part of a family network remembered by relatives and friends in the wake of loss. Coverage from local news outlets and state child welfare documents note the family ties that defined her life — a sister and brother relationship with Nigel and the important role her mother Iris played in her care. Community members who later gathered to remember Iris and her children spoke of family, work, and the ordinary kindnesses that made up their days together. Those accounts make clear that Anora’s life, however brief, was woven into a circle of everyday love and ordinary routines that are the quiet substance of family life.
Public sources do not provide a fuller personal record such as a birthdate beyond the year of her death or published, family-authored obituaries specifically for Anora that match the official death date. Because the available public record is limited, the most respectful way to honor Anora is to acknowledge the reality of her place in her family: a little girl who was known and cared for by relatives, whose presence mattered to people who loved her, and whose life deserves to be remembered with tenderness rather than reduced to headlines. This remembrance is written to honor that dignity — to hold in words that she was a real child with a name and family who loved her, and that those who knew her continue to carry her memory.
If family members or funeral-home notices become available, a fuller, family-authorized memorial could more fully reflect the personal details and remembrances her relatives wish to share.
Shared moments
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Words from family and friends
Recent remembrances
Remembering Anora with compassion and heartfelt sympathy. May every good memory bring some measure of comfort to the people whose lives were touched by this loss.