Mr David Schooley Moss

David Schooley Moss of Mason, MI/ Foley, AL passed away from natural causes on December 16th 2016 at the age of 88 in his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Frances (Ernsberger) Moss, Daughter and Son-in-law Jim and Marsha (Moss) Wilson, Grandson Johnnie Wilson and Granddaughter Alicia (Wilson) Harris. He was born on July 22nd 1928 in Tioga county Pennsylvania to Arthur and Minerva (Schooley) Moss and raised in Mecosta county near Stanwood MI, he graduated from Big Rapids H.S. in 1944 and proceeded to attend MSU the following year and graduated in 1948 and took a job teaching in a one room school in Kalava, MI. He taught in several different schools for a couple of years and returned to Lansing, MI to attend MSU again and graduated with a Masters degree in Education in 1953. He took a job with the State of MI as an tax and property appraiser which he excelled at and retired from in the 1970’s, he then started his own property appraisal company and built a solid reputation as the go to man for any and all State of Michigan to public property court cases as a professional and very knowledgeable appraisal witness and continued this way until full retirement in the early 90’s. He met his wife Frances Ernsberger through a mutual friend and after dating for awhile asked for her hand in marriage ( which she accepted) and they were married in June of 1966 and lived in a very small apartment in Lansing, MI while their dream home was being built in Mason, MI….they moved in 1 year later and lived there for 48yrs. After they retired and were traveling they found a small place in southern Alabama by the Gulf of Mexico that they both loved and so they bought a small house that they traveled to and stayed there through the Michigan winters, they permanently moved down to Alabama in November of 2014. He and Fran led an very active lifestyle, from ballroom dancing, getting their pilots licenses, snorkeling, traveling abroad ( Europe, Grand Caymans etc…) to traveling the U.S. and seeing new places as well as meeting new people. Dave loved to play piano and loved music (especially jazz such as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Petterson, Begee Adair etc..) and loved to hear ol blue eyes sing ( Frank Sinatra ) had even tried to learn the drums in his 60’s ( set up a drum kit in the basement) , he also had a love for photography and at one point he and Fran created their own darkroom to produce pictures from the negatives they had taken. Poem JBW III : When I come to the end of the day, and the sun has set for me. I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little, but not to long and not with your head bowed low. Remember the love we once shared- Miss me, but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take and each must go alone just a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart go to the friends we know and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me but let me go. Please take the time and put in a little story, remembrances or special thoughts you might have/remember about Dave.

Mr David Schooley Moss

July 22, 1928 - December 16, 2016

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Mr David Schooley Moss

July 22, 1928 - December 16, 2016

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