Ray Cossey, 82, of Riverside, MO passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 15, 1926 in Charlotte, AR to James "Luther" Cossey and Nettie Thornton Cossey.
He grew up and farmed around Charlotte and the surrounding areas prior to moving to Kansas City, MO in 1960. He made his livelihood as a machinist/welder, then co-owned and operated RLS Machine Shop in Kansas City.
He leaves behind his mother, Nettie Cossey of Batesville, AR; two sons, Larry Cossey and his wife Joyce, and Kenneth Cossey and his wife Lori, all of Kansas City; two daughters, Norma Parrott and her husband Fred of Houston, TX and Lenora Reid and her husband Bob of Warsaw, MO; eight siblings: Ruby Gilmore of Batesville; Alfred Cossey and his wife, Wanda of Adonna, AR; Alice Dean of Jonesboro, AR; Junior Cossey of Tuckerman, AR; Bonnie Stevens and her husband, Lehman of Pleasant Plains, AR; Lois Hanser and her husband, Paul of Tipton, IA; Doris Parker and her husband, Richard of Lawson, MO; James Cossey and his wife, Sue of Tuckerman; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews whom he dearly loved. He will be missed by many friends and people very special to him.
His father and a brother, Harvey Cossey, preceded Ray in death.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Roller-Crouch Chapel with Jason Henley officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in the Gainesboro Community under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time of Thursday at the funeral home.
He grew up and farmed around Charlotte and the surrounding areas prior to moving to Kansas City, MO in 1960. He made his livelihood as a machinist/welder, then co-owned and operated RLS Machine Shop in Kansas City.
He leaves behind his mother, Nettie Cossey of Batesville, AR; two sons, Larry Cossey and his wife Joyce, and Kenneth Cossey and his wife Lori, all of Kansas City; two daughters, Norma Parrott and her husband Fred of Houston, TX and Lenora Reid and her husband Bob of Warsaw, MO; eight siblings: Ruby Gilmore of Batesville; Alfred Cossey and his wife, Wanda of Adonna, AR; Alice Dean of Jonesboro, AR; Junior Cossey of Tuckerman, AR; Bonnie Stevens and her husband, Lehman of Pleasant Plains, AR; Lois Hanser and her husband, Paul of Tipton, IA; Doris Parker and her husband, Richard of Lawson, MO; James Cossey and his wife, Sue of Tuckerman; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews whom he dearly loved. He will be missed by many friends and people very special to him.
His father and a brother, Harvey Cossey, preceded Ray in death.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Roller-Crouch Chapel with Jason Henley officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in the Gainesboro Community under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time of Thursday at the funeral home.
Ray Cossey, 82, of Riverside, MO passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 15, 1926 in Charlotte, AR to James "Luther" Cossey and Nettie Thornton Cossey.
He grew up and farmed around Charlotte and the surrounding areas prior to moving to Kansas City, MO in 1960. He made his livelihood as a machinist/welder, then co-owned and operated RLS Machine Shop in Kansas City.
He leaves behind his mother, Nettie Cossey of Batesville, AR; two sons, Larry Cossey and his wife Joyce, and Kenneth Cossey and his wife Lori, all of Kansas City; two daughters, Norma Parrott and her husband Fred of Houston, TX and Lenora Reid and her husband Bob of Warsaw, MO; eight siblings: Ruby Gilmore of Batesville; Alfred Cossey and his wife, Wanda of Adonna, AR; Alice Dean of Jonesboro, AR; Junior Cossey of Tuckerman, AR; Bonnie Stevens and her husband, Lehman of Pleasant Plains, AR; Lois Hanser and her husband, Paul of Tipton, IA; Doris Parker and her husband, Richard of Lawson, MO; James Cossey and his wife, Sue of Tuckerman; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews whom he dearly loved. He will be missed by many friends and people very special to him.
His father and a brother, Harvey Cossey, preceded Ray in death.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Roller-Crouch Chapel with Jason Henley officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in the Gainesboro Community under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time of Thursday at the funeral home.
He grew up and farmed around Charlotte and the surrounding areas prior to moving to Kansas City, MO in 1960. He made his livelihood as a machinist/welder, then co-owned and operated RLS Machine Shop in Kansas City.
He leaves behind his mother, Nettie Cossey of Batesville, AR; two sons, Larry Cossey and his wife Joyce, and Kenneth Cossey and his wife Lori, all of Kansas City; two daughters, Norma Parrott and her husband Fred of Houston, TX and Lenora Reid and her husband Bob of Warsaw, MO; eight siblings: Ruby Gilmore of Batesville; Alfred Cossey and his wife, Wanda of Adonna, AR; Alice Dean of Jonesboro, AR; Junior Cossey of Tuckerman, AR; Bonnie Stevens and her husband, Lehman of Pleasant Plains, AR; Lois Hanser and her husband, Paul of Tipton, IA; Doris Parker and her husband, Richard of Lawson, MO; James Cossey and his wife, Sue of Tuckerman; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews whom he dearly loved. He will be missed by many friends and people very special to him.
His father and a brother, Harvey Cossey, preceded Ray in death.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Roller-Crouch Chapel with Jason Henley officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in the Gainesboro Community under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time of Thursday at the funeral home.
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