Services Today For J. P. Moss Prominent Lafayette Resident Dies Sunday
Funeral services are being conducted at LaFayette this afternoon for James Pinckney Moss; prominent 71-year-old resident of South Christian, who passed away Sunday after an illness of several months.
Services were conducted at the LaFayette cemetery by the Rev. Leslie B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. George L. Warren, pastor of the Methodist Church at LaFayette.
Mr. Moss was born in Christian County on April 7, 1875, a son of Thomas L. Moss and Queen McKenzie Moss, and spent his entire life in this community. He farmed in South Christian for a number of years and served as rural mail carrier out of LaFayette for from 12 to 15 years. He retired from active work in 1940.
The deceased was always interested in the civic, religious, and educational problems of his community and his home was one of the favorite gathering places in the LaFayette area. He was known as a man who was willing to give of his time to any enterprise he considered for the good of his community.
Mr. Moss is survived by his widow, the former Miss Jessie Thacker; the following children, Mrs. Isabel Moss of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. T. O. Morris of Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Brannon of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Russell Cornette and Mrs. Jack Boxley, both of Hopkinsville and Mrs. Cecil Sledd of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, Hunter Moss of Hopkinsville and Whig W. Moss of Etowah, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Tubal Jones of Bowling Green and Mrs. Sam G. Stubbins of Birmingham, Ala., and a number of grandchildren.
Both of Mr. Moss' sons, Robert L. Moss and Mac T. Moss, have passed away recently.
Kentucky New Era
Monday, July 29, 1946
Transcribed by Judy Free
Funeral services are being conducted at LaFayette this afternoon for James Pinckney Moss; prominent 71-year-old resident of South Christian, who passed away Sunday after an illness of several months.
Services were conducted at the LaFayette cemetery by the Rev. Leslie B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. George L. Warren, pastor of the Methodist Church at LaFayette.
Mr. Moss was born in Christian County on April 7, 1875, a son of Thomas L. Moss and Queen McKenzie Moss, and spent his entire life in this community. He farmed in South Christian for a number of years and served as rural mail carrier out of LaFayette for from 12 to 15 years. He retired from active work in 1940.
The deceased was always interested in the civic, religious, and educational problems of his community and his home was one of the favorite gathering places in the LaFayette area. He was known as a man who was willing to give of his time to any enterprise he considered for the good of his community.
Mr. Moss is survived by his widow, the former Miss Jessie Thacker; the following children, Mrs. Isabel Moss of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. T. O. Morris of Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Brannon of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Russell Cornette and Mrs. Jack Boxley, both of Hopkinsville and Mrs. Cecil Sledd of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, Hunter Moss of Hopkinsville and Whig W. Moss of Etowah, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Tubal Jones of Bowling Green and Mrs. Sam G. Stubbins of Birmingham, Ala., and a number of grandchildren.
Both of Mr. Moss' sons, Robert L. Moss and Mac T. Moss, have passed away recently.
Kentucky New Era
Monday, July 29, 1946
Transcribed by Judy Free
Services Today For J. P. Moss Prominent Lafayette Resident Dies Sunday
Funeral services are being conducted at LaFayette this afternoon for James Pinckney Moss; prominent 71-year-old resident of South Christian, who passed away Sunday after an illness of several months.
Services were conducted at the LaFayette cemetery by the Rev. Leslie B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. George L. Warren, pastor of the Methodist Church at LaFayette.
Mr. Moss was born in Christian County on April 7, 1875, a son of Thomas L. Moss and Queen McKenzie Moss, and spent his entire life in this community. He farmed in South Christian for a number of years and served as rural mail carrier out of LaFayette for from 12 to 15 years. He retired from active work in 1940.
The deceased was always interested in the civic, religious, and educational problems of his community and his home was one of the favorite gathering places in the LaFayette area. He was known as a man who was willing to give of his time to any enterprise he considered for the good of his community.
Mr. Moss is survived by his widow, the former Miss Jessie Thacker; the following children, Mrs. Isabel Moss of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. T. O. Morris of Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Brannon of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Russell Cornette and Mrs. Jack Boxley, both of Hopkinsville and Mrs. Cecil Sledd of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, Hunter Moss of Hopkinsville and Whig W. Moss of Etowah, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Tubal Jones of Bowling Green and Mrs. Sam G. Stubbins of Birmingham, Ala., and a number of grandchildren.
Both of Mr. Moss' sons, Robert L. Moss and Mac T. Moss, have passed away recently.
Kentucky New Era
Monday, July 29, 1946
Transcribed by Judy Free
Funeral services are being conducted at LaFayette this afternoon for James Pinckney Moss; prominent 71-year-old resident of South Christian, who passed away Sunday after an illness of several months.
Services were conducted at the LaFayette cemetery by the Rev. Leslie B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. George L. Warren, pastor of the Methodist Church at LaFayette.
Mr. Moss was born in Christian County on April 7, 1875, a son of Thomas L. Moss and Queen McKenzie Moss, and spent his entire life in this community. He farmed in South Christian for a number of years and served as rural mail carrier out of LaFayette for from 12 to 15 years. He retired from active work in 1940.
The deceased was always interested in the civic, religious, and educational problems of his community and his home was one of the favorite gathering places in the LaFayette area. He was known as a man who was willing to give of his time to any enterprise he considered for the good of his community.
Mr. Moss is survived by his widow, the former Miss Jessie Thacker; the following children, Mrs. Isabel Moss of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. T. O. Morris of Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Brannon of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Russell Cornette and Mrs. Jack Boxley, both of Hopkinsville and Mrs. Cecil Sledd of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, Hunter Moss of Hopkinsville and Whig W. Moss of Etowah, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Tubal Jones of Bowling Green and Mrs. Sam G. Stubbins of Birmingham, Ala., and a number of grandchildren.
Both of Mr. Moss' sons, Robert L. Moss and Mac T. Moss, have passed away recently.
Kentucky New Era
Monday, July 29, 1946
Transcribed by Judy Free
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