Kenneth Wayne Moss – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

March 14, 1937 – Could 11, 2022

NATCHEZ – Companies for Kenneth Wayne Moss, 85, whose earthly life got here to an finish at Benefit Well being Hospital, Could 11, 2022, will likely be at 2 p.m. Monday, Could 16, at First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dan Wynn and Rev. Dan Robertson, with music led by Rev. Dan Ratcliff. His life was one among outstanding service to others.

Burial will observe at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez underneath the path of Laird Funeral Residence.

Visitation will precede the funeral at First Baptist Church at 1 p.m.

Mr. Moss was born March 14, 1937, in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to oldsters, Felix Samuel Moss and Gladys Hazel Sargent Moss.

He was a 1955 graduate of Ackerman Excessive Faculty and a 1960 graduate of Mississippi State College with a B.S. in Engineering and a fee of Second Lieutenant within the USAF. He additionally holds certification in Skilled Engineers and Land Surveyors.

He met his spouse of virtually 56 years, Catherine Proctor of West Level on a blind date in 1965 they usually had been married in 1966.

He accepted a job with Armstrong Tire and Rubber Firm and spent 38 years in tire manufacturing on the facility in Natchez, which later grew to become Constancy Tire after which Titan. After retiring in 1998, he labored for Japanese Nationwide Bookstore within the Natchez Customer Heart.  Different employment after retiring was instructing Spanish at Trinity Episcopal Day Faculty, Natchez, and at Concordia Parish Faculty System in Louisiana.

In his early years in Natchez, he was a scoutmaster in Boy Scouts of America.  He was additionally a member of Civitan Civic Membership.

His religion within the Lord Jesus Christ led him to quite a few avenues of service via First Baptist Church, Adams Baptist Affiliation and Mississippi Baptist Conference Board. He was presently the Hispanic Sunday Faculty instructor at First Baptist. He beforehand served as Deacon Chairman, Sunday Faculty Director, Coaching Union Director, First Baptist Church Constructing Committee for building of the D’Evereaux Drive location, Pastor Search Committee, and Chair of the Missions Committee.  His involvement within the Missions Committee led him on a number of mission journeys to Mexico, Honduras, and Bolivia, bringing him pricey connections and mates, and a need to study Spanish. He additionally led two mission journeys to China.

His different volunteer work was with the Natchez Adolescent Offenders Program and Deaconness Hospice. There are numerous different quiet methods he helped others that may’t be listed as a result of he was all the time serving to somebody in want.

Survivors embrace his spouse of virtually 56 years, Catherine (Proctor) Moss and their three youngsters, Julie Moss Morgan (Lee) of Madison, MS, Walter Sargent Moss, St. Louis, MO, and John Philip Moss, Nashville, TN.  Grandchildren are Grant Edward Darling of Madison and Wyatt Emerson Moss and Mason Beckett Moss of Nashville.

Mr. Moss was the oldest of 4 youngsters and he’s survived by all three, Felicia Smith (Bud) of Decatur, MS, Joe Moss (Judy) of Clinton, MS and Coreen VanDevender (Bob) of Union, MS. He’s additionally survived by a lot of nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the household asks that you just contemplate memorial donations to Adams Baptist Affiliation, 139 D’Evereaux Drive, Natchez or Lottie Moon Christmas Providing for Worldwide Missions.

On-line condolences could also be despatched to the household at lairdfh.com.