Rev. Dr. Earl Moseley
August 23, 1927 ~ October 2, 2010
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
REV. DR.EARL MOSELEY
ASHEVILLE – Dr. Earl Moseley, age, 83 of 750 Woodland Ridge, Asheville North Carolina, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, October 2, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 23, 1927 in Winnsboro, South Carolina to the late Vallard D. and Clara B. Moseley. He was also preceded in death by five brothers. Dr. Moseley served as pastor of nine churches in North and South Carolina during his 53 years of ministry.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Alice; his daughter, Elaine Sluder and her husband Steve; two sons: Dr. Carson Moseley and his wife Kathy of Taylorsville, NC, and Dr. Kelvin Moseley and his wife Terry Buckner Moseley; three sisters: Annie Lee Anderson, of Goose Creek, SC; Fannie Lou Miles and Clara Kelly and her husband Bob, of Blythewood; eight grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and other loved ones who will cherish his memory forever.
A celebration of his life will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2010, at the West Asheville Baptist Church, 926 Haywood Rd. Pastors of the Buncombe Baptist Association will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 8, 2010, at The Lewis Memorial Cemetery. Flowers are acceptable or memorial donations may be made to the CarePartners Hospice Foundation PO Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813 or to the Beaverdam Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, 399 Beaverdam Road, Asheville, NC 28801.
Groce Funeral Home Patton Avenue is assisting the Moseley family.
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To know Rev. Moseley was to love him! What a blessing to have him as my minister for 2 short years! My deepest sympathies to you Alice and your family. He will be fondly remembered.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time.Our brother in Christ was certainly a man of God.There are lots of good memories that we all could share.only God knows all of the work he did while here on earth.But now he is singing praises in heaven. what rejoiceing he is doing with Jesus, the one we all long to see some day. God Bless all of you
dear Alice & Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you at this time of loss. Yet, our loss is Heaven’s gain. The Pastor was a special person to many and especially to me. He was an inspiration and guide at an important part of my life.
What a day that will be when we are reunited with our loved ones and our Lord.
Dennis & Marie McMahan
Our prayers and thoughts go out to the entire Moseley family.May God bless you all. Sandra and John Peake
Dear Alice & Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of your loss but Heavens gain. He will be greatly missed.
Judy Hyer
Cindy Blankenship
Just to let you know we are thinking of you all during this time. You are in our prayers. Doris
So sorry to hear of your loss. You have been in our thoughts and prayers. We know he is not suffering now. What a comfort that must be. Our love to the whole family.
My heart goes out to each and every one of you. This is a time that is really hard to get through but you are truly blessed to have been a huge part of such a loving, caring, joyful man. Hope he has been able to tell a few jokes to his heavenly family since he joined them.
My thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Praying for you and your family during this time. Each of you means somuch to our family. Dr. Moseley was a true witness to the Lord. Ann and family
Dear Alice, Elaine, Kelvin, and Carson:
I can only imagine what’s going on in heaven right now! What a celebration it must be.
I know you are all grieving down here as I am because he was such a precious man. He will always be my pastor and will hold a dear place in my heart.
I love you all and am praying that God will ease your pain and hold you close through this valley.
Dear Alice and family, please know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am sorry I am out of town and unable to be there. What a wonderful welcome Pastor received when my Uncle Alva and my dad, Fred, saw him enter heaven! May God comfort you as only He can. With Love,
Freda
Mrs. Moseley, Elaine, Carson and Kelvin,
Please know you all are in our thoughts and prayers. But what a peace knowing that we will see our loved ones again some day because we know that they loved and lived for the Lord. May God put his heavenly arms around you and give you peace. We look forward to that great rejoicing one day!
Dear Elaine and family, I was so sorry to hear about your father. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Praying for you and your family!
Mrs. Alice, Elaine, Carson and Kelvin,
‘Preacher Earl’ was a big influence in my life and I will always cherish his teaching’s and mentoring during my school years. Memories with the Moseley’s always bring warmth to my heart and a smile to my face. May God’s presence and strength be evident in the days to come. Love you all…Chris
As I recall memories of my childhood, my mind always goes back to the times we all shared at Deaverview Baptist Church & what an influence ‘Dr. Dad’ was & how each of the Moseley’s touched me. I am so honored to say that because of Dr. Dad, I accepted Christ at an early age. I hope each of you know how much you mean to me.
I know Dr. Dad is now walking on Stars Below & watching over all of you & is singing with that Heavenly choir & praising God.
He is waiting to welcome you all, but while he is waiting he is enjoying sitting at the feet of God & Praising Him.
All my love.
Dr. Moseley has maintained a spotless testimony as a bond-servant of Christ, and left large and shoes to be filled. We are indebted to him for his past ministry at Beaverdam Baptist Church. We will continue praying for you family in the days ahead.
Dear Carson,Kathy and family,
Our prayers are with you during these difficult days. It was always a privilege to hear your father preach. Raymond and I visited Deaverview several times before we were married and considered making it our home church. The Moseley family holds a
special place in our hearts.
Love, Raymond and Joyce
Dear Kelvin and Family,
We would like to extend our sympathy to you all at this time. After reading his memorial I am sure he will miss you but is happy to be home.
Our thoughts and prayers,
Kim, Mike , Matt and Katie Dawson
Dear Alice and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of the loss of Pastor Moseley. I know you are going to miss him as we are but just remember that through God’s grace, one day we will trade life’s sorrow here on earth for heaven’s joy. We love you.
Mrs. Moseley, Elaine, Carson & Kelvin
It is with tears of sadness that we say goodbye to Preacher Moseley but we rejoice in knowing he is in Heaven with his Lord and having a great time with all the saints that are there with him as he waits on each of us to join him. We had such wonderful times at Deaverview and he and your whole family was a big part of teaching me more about Jesus and giving me friends for a lifetime. May God bless each of you. Love, Ernestine
We are praying boldly for God’s sweet grace, peace, love and mercy to cover you all in the journey that lies ahead as you adjust to this earthly life without ‘Dr. Dad’. We also rejoice with you as we try to imagine the celebration the he must be enjoying at this very moment at the feet of Jesus and Living the Life that we are all striving for.
Much Love to you all
Thank you Jesus for Rev. Dr. Earl Mosely. Thank you he faithfully preached the 24 carrot Gospel… salvation by grace through faith alone. Bless this family in this time with healing peace and comfort and may they go forth as shinning lights in Jesus name. Thank you Rev. Dr. Moseley for Apr. 5th 1970 my birthday in the Lord.
Elaine and family, please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones at this difficult time. Your father is in a far better place than we can even imagine. God Bless you all.
Alice, I have many fond memories of when you and Earl ministered at Second Baptist in Rutherfordton, especially all the times that you came and visited in our home. Even though I was a young girl, your love for the Lord and your congregation was evident, and is something I strive for in my ministry today. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS PRAYERS AND LOVE WITH SUCH A PRECIOUS FAMILY. PREACHER MOSELEY WAS SUCH GODLY MAN WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. WHAT JOY HE’LL BRING TO HEAVEN. WE LOVED HIM.
I did not Dr. Moseley except through his children. There was a lot of care, love and laughter when they spoke of him. I know how hard it is when you lose a father. Our joy is knowing where he is now and there is no more pain and suffering. Keep you memories always close to your heart. Someday we will all be dancing on the streets of gold with the ones who have gone before.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless and Keep You during your time of grief.
The Mosley Family
We had the honor of knowing Dr. Mosley, Alice and Carson, what a wonderful family. We always looked forward to seeing Earl and Alice at the Baptist State Convention.
Our love and prayers are with you all at this time. May you celebrate the gift that God gave us through Earl. We are glad that our lives were touched by him. May the presence of God be very near you durning this time.
Love Cecil & Linda
Artis Pinkerton spoke fondly of his Pastor at Deaverview Baptist Church. He especially appreciated a time of prayer with his pastor when my brother’s son was being transported by ambulance to Chapel Hill in critical condition–God answered those prayers!
May God bless the Mosley family during this time of seperation.
Moseley Family
So very sorry to here of the passing of Mr Moseley. I just had to smile at the many great times we had when you were at Oakley. He will always be very special to me as I told my Sunday School Class Sunday,he was the one that baptized me and that will always be a very special place in my heart. Mom had a picture Sunday of Kelvin & Ms Bertha seemed like yesterday. Would love to see all of you. Just remember we love you and are praying for you.
Vanessa
Alice and Family, you are all in my prayers. I cannot tell you how much ‘Preacher Moseley’ has meant to my life. He lead me to Christ as a little girl at Deaverview and married Mike and I 23 years ago this past 9/26. He will always be in my heart and the ‘preacher’ that I looked up to all my life. Each of you, Alice, Elaine, Carson and Kelvin, are special to me as well. Your family has been apart of my family. I am very sad that I cannot attend the service tomorrow night, as I will be out of town and can not change my plans. Daddy, Mom and Kathy (milk-shake) will be there, however. I loved my ‘Preacher Moseley’ with all of my heart and will miss him greatly.
Hi Elaine!
I can truly say I know how you feel. My father passed away July 2 of this year. It is not for them but ourselves that we grieve for we know they are no longer suffering. May the Lord continue to provide comfort and strength for you and your family.
Elaine, Carson & Kelvin,
Please know that you and your families are in my prayers! Dr. Dad, as Kelvin referred to him on FB, is rejoicing now that his spirit has left his sickly body! Our Lord & Saviour will console your families!
Alice and family,
We were so sorry to hear about Rev. Moseley. He was a dear man of God and we enjoyed having him at our church (Corinth). Your family has our prayers and thoughts during this most difficult time.
To Alice, Elaine, Carson & Kelvin: I have very fond memories of our days we shared together at Deaverview. Preacher Moseley was very special to me and my family.. What a wonderful man he was and his laughter will live on in our hearts forever. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Love, Susan
Dear Carson, I was saddened to learn of you Father’s death. I extend my sincere sympathy to you and all your family. I met him and Mrs. Moseley once when they visited Mother at Pisgah Manor, which made her very happy. There must have been a glorious time when he got home. May all your great memories of him help ease the pain you are having now.
I can only imagine the celebration that is going on in heaven right now. Though family and friends grieve here on earth, ‘Preacher Moseley’? is shouting and singing. We must know that if we believe in the gospel he preached and lived by, that we will one day see him again. Preacher Moseley is so dear to me, as he led me to the lord and later baptized me at Beaverdam Baptist Church. I will always remember as a little boy going up to give him a piece of my candy as the choir came down just before he preached. My thoughts and prayers are with Alice and the family during this hard time.
Mrs Alice and Family,
I would like to express my deepest sympathy to you and your family in the passing of Dr. Earl. He has always been someone I have looked up to.Thank you both for a selfless, lifelong career in the ministry. There is no way to count the lives you both have touched along the way. Heaven is a richer place with him there. I am sorry that I will be unable to attend tonight, but please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Rusty
Carson, Kathy, Josh and Ben,
You’re all in my prayers during this time. Take comfort in knowing Mr. Moseley is with Jesus and you’ll all be together again someday.
Dear Mrs. Moseley and family,
We are truly sorry for your lose but, it is heavens gain. We loved Rev. Moseley very much. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
My prayers are with the family. God’s sweet peace just rain down on the Moseley family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and always remember that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.
Ms. Alice, Elaine, Carson, and Kelvin:
Dr. Earl made such a difference in my life. I appreciate his ministry and faihfulness to the gospel. All of you are in our thougths and prayers. I wish I were there to celebrate his life with you.
Ms. Alice, I admire your grace and tenderness that I witnessed as we visited with you. You too are a truly gifted person who has made a big difference in a lot of lives. All our love, Howard and Dillie Harrison
To the entire Moseley family – we are so sorry to hear of Rev. Moseley’s passing. Due to family sickness, we are sorry we are unable to attend the service but wanted all of you to know how sorry we are and that our thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
Mrs. Moseley, precious Elaine, &, family, So sorry to hear about your great loss. Truly Dr. Moseley was a great man of God. What a blessing he has been in Larry’s life. Heaven just keeps getting sweeter and the Lord is coming soon. WE will spend eternity together praising Him. Sweet Alice thank you for being so faithful in his ministry. Truly the Lord will reward you both for touching so many lives. Our prayers are that God give added strength and grace during these days. Elaine, know that we love you dearly and thank you and your brothers for sharing your wonderful mom and dad all these years. Keep on singing and telling the good news that Jesus saves. Sorry we could not be with you for the service. All our love, & prayers. Joan & Larry
After attending the Celebration Service last night, I believe we could see that Earl Moseley preached his own funeral. What a tribute his family gave him!!! People who live with you on a daily basis know you better than anyone! I know he would have been proud of each one of you. I pray that God will give strength and peace in the coming weeks as you adjust to not having him with you in that earthly tabernacle. Just remember we have the hope of being reunited and that will light the way! Preacher Moseley was my pastor when my mom passed away. I will always remember the kind and encouraging words he provided me during those days! God bless each of you!
Precious Moseley Family,
Each of you mean so very much to our families and have for many years. We truly miss those good ole Deaverview days! The ‘Life Celebration’ service was straight from the heart and very worshipful. Please know that you are all in our prayers daily and love you dearly,
Bobby, Sharon, Matt & Judy Brown
Richmon, Martha & Richie Redmon
As many have stated, I, too, have very fond memories of Reverend Moseley and Deaverview Baptist Church, even though I wasn’t able to be there as much as I wished. I was sorry when God called Reverend Moseley away, but I praise Him for giving such a wonderful minister to us for a time. My prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. When my grandmother died, I was sad, of course, but I could not help but be joyous that she is now in heaven. I cannot help but feel the same now. God bless you all.
Corinth Baptist Church
Very nice family that we love
and think about often.
So sorry for your lose.