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Talley was born on January 27, 1946.[{{cite web |url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/the-ronettes/bio/ |title=The Ronettes Biography |access-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701055007/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-ronettes/bio |url-status=live }} Note: Talley's birth year was open to speculation. This entry states 1946. Several other sources cited 1944. However a search of Virginia legal records (via Intelius) shows conclusively her birthdate as being January 27, 1946] She was of Black, Native American, Irish, and [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] descent.[{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 16, 2009 |title=A Life of Troubles Followed a Singer's Burst of Fame |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17rone.html |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219122454/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17rone.html |url-status=live}}] Her husband was Scott Ross (1939–2023), a former DJ turned interviewer for ''[[The 700 Club]]'' on the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]].[{{cite web |url=https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/cbn-family-mourns-passing-scott-ross-lifelong-christian-broadcaster |title=CBN Family Mourns Passing of Scott Ross: A Lifelong Christian Broadcaster |date=August 14, 2023 }}] They have four children. As of 2007, she was a businesswoman working in real estate. She lived in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]].[{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-ronettestory-m11-story.html |title=Forever and a song |work=Daily Press |date=March 11, 2007 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109151601/http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-ronettestory-m11-story.html |url-status=live}}] |
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Talley was born on January 27, 1946.[{{cite web |url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/the-ronettes/bio/ |title=The Ronettes Biography |access-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701055007/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-ronettes/bio |url-status=live }} Note: Talley's birth year was open to speculation. This entry states 1946. Several other sources cited 1944. However a search of Virginia legal records (via Intelius) shows conclusively her birthdate as being January 27, 1946] She was of Black, Native American, Irish, and [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] descent.[{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 16, 2009 |title=A Life of Troubles Followed a Singer's Burst of Fame |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17rone.html |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219122454/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17rone.html |url-status=live}}] Her husband was Scott Ross (1939–2023), a former DJ turned interviewer for ''[[The 700 Club]]'' on the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]].[{{cite web |url=https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/cbn-family-mourns-passing-scott-ross-lifelong-christian-broadcaster |title=CBN Family Mourns Passing of Scott Ross: A Lifelong Christian Broadcaster |date=August 14, 2023 }}] They had four children. As of 2007, she was a businesswoman working in real estate. She lived in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]].[{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-ronettestory-m11-story.html |title=Forever and a song |work=Daily Press |date=March 11, 2007 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109151601/http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-ronettestory-m11-story.html |url-status=live}}] |
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Talley died on the morning of April 26, 2026, at the age of 80.[{{cite news |title=R.I.P. Nedra Talley-Ross, the last original member of The Ronettes |url=https://soultracks.com/news-nedra-talley-ross-the-ronettes-dies/ |access-date=26 April 2026 |publisher=SoulTracks |date=26 April 2026}}][{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/last-original-ronettes-member-dies-nedra-talley-ross-was-80-11958934|title=Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies at 80|first=Shania|last=Russell|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 26, 2026|accessdate=April 26, 2026}}] |
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Talley died on the morning of April 26, 2026, at the age of 80.[{{cite news |title=R.I.P. Nedra Talley-Ross, the last original member of The Ronettes |url=https://soultracks.com/news-nedra-talley-ross-the-ronettes-dies/ |access-date=26 April 2026 |publisher=SoulTracks |date=26 April 2026}}][{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/last-original-ronettes-member-dies-nedra-talley-ross-was-80-11958934|title=Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies at 80|first=Shania|last=Russell|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 26, 2026|accessdate=April 26, 2026}}] |