Ronald Gossen

Ronald Ellis Gossen NEW HOPE, SC - CPO Ronald Ellis Gossen, US Navy, Ret., 71, of the New Hope Community, died September 29, 2009, at his residence. His memorial service will be held 12:00 Noon, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in the New Hope United Methodist Church, with military honors. Officiating will be, Rev. Bill Tanner and Rev. Randall Horres. Friends may call at the church from 11:00 a.m., until the hour of service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, to the New Hope United Methodist Church, 1253 Jedburg Rd., Summerville, SC 29483, to the Carolina Hospice Care, 410 Mill St., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or to a charity of one's choice. Directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Ron was born Oct. 4, 1937, in Vicksburg, MS, the son of Gus Ellis Gossen and Theodora Jacks Gossen. He served in the Navy as a submariner from 1958 to 1978, and he also retired from Lockheed Missile and Space. He loved music, playing the guitar, and singing gospel music with his friends. He enjoyed woodworking and flying. Ron was a Christian and attended New Hope United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean Alice Prickett. He loved his family and friends deeply, and he will be missed by all. Surviving are, his wife of fifty-one years, Emma Louise Wright Gossen; three daughters, Sharon G. Lincoln and her husband, David, of James Island; Toni G. Oliver and her husband, Kerry, of Rincon, GA, and Helen G. Lood and her husband, Michael, of Summerville; a son, Ronald E. Gossen, II, and his wife, Elizabeth, of James Island; nine grandchildren, Brooke Barrineau, Allison Lincoln, Katie Oliver Camacho, Kerri Oliver, Emily Gossen, Matthew Gossen, Hannah Lood, Christian Lood, and Mary Logan Lood; and two great grandchildren, Alexis and Michael Ellis Camacho. He also leaves behind his brothers and sisters-in-law who gave him great love and support, many nieces and nephews, and good friends, all precious to him. Online condolences may be sent to the family via www.dial-murrayfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths