Obit of John Elliot Moss, Red River County Texas Submitted by: Berry Davis 1 Jun 2001 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ************************************************************************** Obit for JOHN ELLIOT MOSS. Bowie Co. Texas Submitted by: bgdoss@brightok.net (Berry Davis) My grandfather was JOHN ELLIOT MOSS. He was in law inforsment in Clarksville for years. VETERAN PEACE OFFICER DEAD JOHN ELLIOT MOSS John Elliot Moss, deputy sheriff and jailer, died in Red River co. Hospital Feb 14 at 7:30 p.m., after a brief illness. Last rites were conducted in First Baptilst Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. By the Rev. Claude Martin, paster of Annona Baptist Church. assisted by J.B. Lancastar, Ministar of the Clarksville Church of Christ. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. Born at Monroe , Louisiana, Sept 15, 1885, most of his life was spent in Red River co. He was constable of prectact no. 1. , embracing the clarksville area, more than 20 years. At the conclusion of his term of office December 31, he was appointed deputy sheriff and took charge of the county jail. Surviving are his wife, the former ALMA DUNCAN, SHELTON, MOSS. Whom he married Dec. 18, 1936, at Clarksville; son , Bert Moss, Clarksville; step-son Kenneth Shelton, Clarksville; daughters, Mrs. Avis Doss, Oklahoma City, Okla. Step daughter, Mrs Dolores Shelton, James , Duffer. Boxelder; sister, Mrs. Huie Phepps, Longview; also10 grand children. Pallbearers were Curtis Lemon, J.C. Beville, Ross Griffin, M. E. McGuire , Roy Williams, and Carl Childress.