Lafayette County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Moss, Cornay P. July 10, 1917
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source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, January 13, 1917, Image 3

C. P. Moss.

Died, at New Orleans, on Wednesday, January 10th, 1917, at 7 o'clock A. M., 
Cornay P. Moss, a native of Lafayette, La., born April 21, 1866. The remains 
were brought here from New Orleans on the Wednesday afternoon 4 o'clock 
train. The funeral took place from the residence, 126 West St. Peters 
Streets, this city, at eleven o'clock a. m. Thursday, under the direction of 
the New Iberia Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, No 554, and was largely attended by the 
citizens of this city and else where.

Mr. Moss registered at the Cosmopolitan hotel, New Orleans, some four days 
before his death and it is claimed that he was apparently in good health and 
in good spirits at the time. So far as is known he gave no intimation to 
anyone that he contemplated ending his life and on Wednesday morning the 
news came as a great shock to his friends and acquaintances here. He left 
two letters, one addressed to Mr. Jas. Lynch, the proprietor of the hotel, 
which read in part as follows: - 

"I am sorry for any trouble this may cause you. Please phone my wife at New 
Iberia and do what you can to assist on this end. Any expense incurred or 
damage done will be promptly paid. I wish you would give the press copy of 
my letter to Mrs. Moss so that the public will not have to do any guessing. 
Gratefully yours, "C. P. Moss." "I am an Elk."

The other letter read as follows:

Mrs. C. P. Moss, New Iberia, La
My Dear "Pug" - I  have learned to know this world of hypocrisy so well, 
that I do not care to continue to live in it. I hate to do this on account 
of you and our boys, but life on this planet has grown intolerable to me.

As you are familiar with every detail of our business and eminently 
qualified to handle things, you are to make such business or other 
investments as in your judgment seems best in the future.

I have no fear for the future of my soul because I know that I am a better 
man at heart and in fact than 90 per cent of them all, and I do not believe 
that over 90 per cent of them are going to the worst place in the hereafter. 
it is my one wish that our two boys stick together through this life, and if 
practicable that you always be near, if not with them. I leave all the love 
I possess with you and our boys and may God be with you all. Good-bye.

Note - I wish my corpse to be interred in the Catholic Cemetery fronting the 
R. R. at New Iberia and I want our "Green Heart," to which I devoted years 
of my best energies, to be conspicuously displayed on my tomb - preferably 
made of stone - a stone slab.

P.S. - When in need of advice, confer with Rannie and in the event of the 
successful developments of your patents, reward him generously."

The active pallbearers were: Frank Moss, Gordon A. Sandoz, Ed. T. Weeks, A. 
Daigre, J. Robert Perry, W. D. Bland, A. A. Dauterive and C. W. Outhwaite. 
Interment was according to Mr. Moss' expressed wish in St. Peter's Catholic 
Cemetery. Mr. Moss leaves his wife and two sons, Ashton Moss and Creighton 
Moss; three brothers, Dr. N. P. Moss and Frank Moss, of Lafayette, and 
Captain James A. Moss, U. S. A., Panama, and one sister, Mrs. Rennis 
Parkerson, of Lafayette.


source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 
1902-1944, January 13, 1917, Image 4

DEATH OF CORNAY P. MOSS. 

The sudden and tragic death in the city of New Orleans last Tuesday morning 
of our fellow-citizen Mr. Cornay P. Moss, president of the Green Heart Co. 
of New Iberia was indeed a great shock, not only to his family, but to all 
of our citizens who knew him for his sterling qualities since he took up his 
residence in New Iberia. Mr. Moss was a native of Lafayette and settled in 
our City when quite a young man and always took an active interest in 
everything appertaining to the future of our municipality. Deceased was an 
active member of the B. P. O. Elks Lodge and also the Attakapas Club. The 
services were conducted from his residence on Wednesday morning at 11 
o'clock by the Elk Lodge and was largely attended by sympathizing friends. 
Mr. Moss leaves to mourn his death his wife and two sons, Messrs. Ashton and 
Creighton, three brothers, Dr. N. P. Moss and Frank Moss of Lafayette and 
Capt. James A. Moss, U. S. A., stationed at Panama and one sister, Mrs. 
Renni Parkerson of Lafayette. The Enterprise extends its condolences to the 
bereaved family.
 



 

   



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