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John Moses Obituary
He was born April 23, 1922, in Mounds, the son of the late George S. and Mary Hamaway Moses.
He was the owner of John's Mart in Cairo and Moses Farms in Mounds before his retirement.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City, Mounds VFW, Cairo Knight of Columbus and Pulaski-Alexander County Farm Bureau.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre with the U.S. Marine Corps.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn, in 1981; a son, John Pat Moses; a granddaughter, Ranee Miller; his sisters, Nida and Cassie; and his brothers, Sam, Ben, Lufkin and Edward.
He is survived by three daughters, Sherry Miller of Mounds, Teresa Moses of Kialua-Kona, Hawaii, and Ann (Jim) Rolwing of Charleston, Mo.; two sons, Dr. Lufkin (Vicki) Moses of Sweetwater, Texas, and Dr. Adrian (Mari) Moses of Gilbert, Iowa; five granddaughters, Camille Miller of Memphis, Tenn., Courtney Fortune, Teri Moses and Melissa Moses, all of Abilene, Texas, and Andrea Rowland of Memphis, Tenn.; three grandsons, Heath Rolwing of Poplar Bluff, Elliott Miller of San Diego and Adam Miller of Mounds; several great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City with the Rev. Father Chris Mujule as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Mounds with military honors provided by area veterans' organizations. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. The Holy Rosary will be recited in Barkett Chapel at 8 p.m. Friday.
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August 4, 2012
Our prayers are with all the family.
Carol (Miller) and Randy George
Barry Westfall
August 3, 2012
I remember he and Evelyn volunteering to be supervisors along with my parents at "Teen Town" one night in the 1960's. It seems such a short time ago really.
John was always considered the backbone of his family's generation, along with his brother Sam. Their example of a Syrian-American family as leaders in their community and the area will be remembered by all of us who go back far enough.
I can remember when John's grandmother was brought back from Syria in the 1950's by John's mother and Uncle Charlie. She lived across the street part of the time at Charlie's house and sat and watched we children playing. That is great family tradition!
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