Wilva Nell Jones Gross lost her battle against lung cancer on Sunday, December 15, 2019, peacefully at home at the age of 84. Wilva was the loving wife of the late Roy J. Gross, Jr., and a devoted mother of the late Lynda G. Nunez (Anthony), Melanie G. Cannatella (Leon Giorgio), and Roy J. Gross, III (Yevette Robin). Born April 18, 1935 in Scotlandville, LA. to the late Lawrence Lee and Nellie Jones, Wilva was the Grandmother of Derick A. Nunez, Natalie G. Dabdoub (Randy), Kristen A. Gross, and Katelyn G. Ehrhardt (Ryan). Great Grandmother of Dylan E. Nunez, Presley, Charlotte, Regan, and Madeline Dabdoub. Wilva was a lifelong resident of Chalmette, LA and a 1953 graduate of Arabi High School in Arabi, LA. She retired from the State of Louisiana as the Executive Assistant to Senate President Samuel B. Nunez with over 25 years of service. Wilva served in many volunteer organizations such as St. Bernard Volunteers for Family and Community, Suburban Women’s Club, and was one of the founders of the Jaycee Janes for St. Bernard Parish. Wilva loved golfing and was an avid spectator in later years. She traveled the world with her husband RJ, prior to his death. Relatives and friends celebrated her well-lived life with a visitation and funeral mass on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, 701 W. Virtue St., Chalmette, LA 70043. She was laid to rest in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens. Wilva was a devoted parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2621 Colonial Blvd., Violet, LA 70092. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.stbernardmemorial.com