Henry Grady Mosley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Henry Grady Mosley of Augusta, beloved husband of Eleanor Roberts Mosley, entered into rest on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Heartland Hospice Services after a year-long battle with Pulmonary Hypertension Fibrosis. A memorial service will be held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Monday, March 24, 2008, at 5:00 PM with the Rev. John Pinson and the Rev. H. Grady Mosley, II, officiating. A reception will be held in the fellowship hall following the service for visitation with the family. Additional survivors include a son, Rev. Henry Grady (Deborah S.) Mosley, II, of Lawrenceville, GA, a daughter, Deborah Mosley Hester of Heidelberg, Germany; five grandchildren, Heather E. Hester of Marietta, GA; Holly E. Hester of Augusta, GA; Esther "Brooks" Mosley, Henry Grady "Trey" Mosley, III, and Paul Dana Mosley of Lawrenceville, GA; and one great-grandchild, Lacey Eleanor Deborah Hester of Augusta, GA. Of his ten siblings, he is survived by one brother, Ben Carlos (Ida) Mosley of Urbana, IL; and three sisters, Earleen M. Anderson of Swainsboro, GA; Edith M. Davis of Tampa, FL; and Betty M. (Frank) Cross of Warner Robbins, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was born July 7, 1933, in Toombs County, GA, where he resided until 1950. Upon moving to Augusta, he began his forty plus year career in automobile sales in which he established and maintained a reputation of the highest level of honesty and integrity. He was the owner of Mosley Mobile Homes and was employed by Pontiac Master GMC from May 1983 until retiring in May 1997. He served in the US Army, was a member of The John S. Davidson Masonic Lodge, The Exchange Club, AMBUCS, and several other community service organizations. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. His unselfishness during his lifetime remained with him even in death as he donated his body to the Medical College of Georgia in hopes that others would benefit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Aldersgate United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3185 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909; or Prospect United Methodist Church "Footprints For The Future" Building Fund, 1549 Prospect Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30043.

The Augusta Chronicle-March 22, 2008