Mr. Musser was the son of the late Vernon Musser and Mabel Musser. He was retired from the Virginian Railroad after 41 years of service with the Mullens Machine shop. He was a talented and avid woodworker and gunsmith, he loved the outdoors and hunting and was a lifetime member of the NRA. Mr. Musser lived life in a quiet, humble manner and was a devoted father and husband. He was a lifelong member of Highland Ave. Baptist Church and for a time served as a deacon. He moved south from southern West Virginia to North Carolina with his wife, Melba in 2003 to live with, Holly, one of their two daughters. For the past 2½ years, she had employed nurses and aides to help care for her father, who had gone blind. The couple were both afflicted with Alzheimer's. Mr. Musser also suffered from Parkinson's disease, was deaf and confined to a wheelchair. The retired railroad mechanic was a quiet and humble man and a devout Christian. He was artistic, talented and during his life, Mr. Musser loved woodworking. He even built himself a violin that was thirty years in the making, taking his time working on it at his leisure. He was also a gunsmith in his free time. He had lived at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center for only six weeks. His wife, Melba, has dementia and lives at the same facility and had been there two and a half weeks. He was killed at age 88 during a shooting rampage at the facility. Mrs. Musser was unharmed. Each night, the staff at Pinelake Health took Jesse from his room to the Alzheimer's unit to visit his wife, Melba. But on Sunday night, there was no visit. On Monday, after some soul searching, the family decided it was best to tell Mrs. Musser that her husband had died. But they could not bear the thought of her reliving the violent events endlessly for the rest of her days. So they told her that he had passed peacefully, in his sleep. She wept, then she slept. Melba suffers from short term memory loss. And when she awoke Tuesday morning, she looked at her granddaughter and asked, "Where's Daddy?" And they had to tell her again. Mr. Musser is survived by his wife of 66 years Melba England Musser; daughters; Holley and husband Jim; Martha and husband John; and grandson David. His parents, Vernon and Mabel Musser and his brother Lindy Musser preceded him in death.

Mr. Musser was the son of the late Vernon Musser and Mabel Musser. He was retired from the Virginian Railroad after 41 years of service with the Mullens Machine shop. He was a talented and avid woodworker and gunsmith, he loved the outdoors and hunting and was a lifetime member of the NRA. Mr. Musser lived life in a quiet, humble manner and was a devoted father and husband. He was a lifelong member of Highland Ave. Baptist Church and for a time served as a deacon. He moved south from southern West Virginia to North Carolina with his wife, Melba in 2003 to live with, Holly, one of their two daughters. For the past 2½ years, she had employed nurses and aides to help care for her father, who had gone blind. The couple were both afflicted with Alzheimer's. Mr. Musser also suffered from Parkinson's disease, was deaf and confined to a wheelchair. The retired railroad mechanic was a quiet and humble man and a devout Christian. He was artistic, talented and during his life, Mr. Musser loved woodworking. He even built himself a violin that was thirty years in the making, taking his time working on it at his leisure. He was also a gunsmith in his free time. He had lived at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center for only six weeks. His wife, Melba, has dementia and lives at the same facility and had been there two and a half weeks. He was killed at age 88 during a shooting rampage at the facility. Mrs. Musser was unharmed. Each night, the staff at Pinelake Health took Jesse from his room to the Alzheimer's unit to visit his wife, Melba. But on Sunday night, there was no visit. On Monday, after some soul searching, the family decided it was best to tell Mrs. Musser that her husband had died. But they could not bear the thought of her reliving the violent events endlessly for the rest of her days. So they told her that he had passed peacefully, in his sleep. She wept, then she slept. Melba suffers from short term memory loss. And when she awoke Tuesday morning, she looked at her granddaughter and asked, "Where's Daddy?" And they had to tell her again. Mr. Musser is survived by his wife of 66 years Melba England Musser; daughters; Holley and husband Jim; Martha and husband John; and grandson David. His parents, Vernon and Mabel Musser and his brother Lindy Musser preceded him in death.