Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Moss, Frank C.  April 1926
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Payette Enterprise, Payette, Idaho, April 22, 1926
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
April 22, 1926

PIONEER CALLED BY DEATH

Frank C. Moss, one of the early pioneers and one of the first business men of 
Payette died at a Boise hospital at 6:30 Saturday morning, April 17th, after an 
illness of several months which grew rapidly worse during the last two weeks.  
He was taken to Boise on Thursday, April 8th, and underwent an operation four 
day later, where he was given the best of care and medical aid, but due to this 
weakened condition and advanced years his case seemed hopeless and death came 
to his relief five days after his operation.
Mr. Moss was one of the first settlers in the Payette Valley, coming here as 
one of the pioneers, 44 years ago, and during the early days was one of the 
principal factors in building up and bringing settlers to this section.  He was 
born in the State of Illinois, June 12, 1852, and came west soon after 
graduating from the university of that state, settling at Green River, Wyoming, 
where he was for a time engaged in freighting.  He was married to Ruth Barns at 
Salt Lake, Utah on November 21st, 1880, and soon after moved to Peedmon, 
Wyoming, where he was engaged in getting out mining timber and the following 
year moved to Bitter Creek, 20 miles from Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he was 
in stock raising for a short time, then returning to Peedman where he taught 
school during that winter, and from there to Payette in company with his 
brother (the late ?. B. Moss) the two brothers having secured a contract for 
supplying a large quantity of raidroad ties for the Union Pacific then building 
into this section of the country.  
After completing their contract in bringing ties down the Payette River from 
the Long Valley section, the first store was established in Payette (then 
called Bomerang) by Moss Brothers, the building was located one block south of 
where the Denney & Company drier now stands, and a few years later a larger 
building was erected for this growing institution, facing the railroad track at 
the rear of the present Moss Mercantile Company, thus the little store that 
made its existance in 1883 grew to one of the largest institutions in this 
section and was the principal trading place covering a large territory. 	
Mr. Moss was a Charter member of the Odd Fellows lodge at this place and also 
the Rebekah lodge.  He was one of the faithful members seldom failing to attend 
all meetings when conditions would permit.  While he encountered some adverse 
conditions, he was always cheerful and looked upon the bright side of life, he 
was a good neighbor and a friend to all who knew him.  He will be missed as one 
of the pioneers who helped pave the way for others and build up the community 
he has left behind.
Besides his wife, he is survived by five sons and one daughter, Edward A. Moss 
of Portland, Oregon; Frank Moss of Wilder, Idaho; Mrs. Sam Walker of Payette; 
James C. Moss, of New Plymouth; Staten Moss and West Moss of Payette.  He is 
also survived by nine grand-children.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Thomas Ashworth, where fully one 
hundred Odd Fellows attended in body using the usual beautiful burial ceremony 
at the grave in Riverside cemetery where the body was laid to rest. 

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