Roger D. Moss

Roger D. Moss of Payette, Idaho, passed away February 15, 2017. Roger was born to Trenton and Cecil Moss in Missouri Valley, Iowa, on August 16, 1933. The Moss family moved to Idaho in the 1940s, and Roger joined the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s. He was stationed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he met the love of his life, Lucille Newman. They were married February 25th, 1955, after a three-month courtship. The couple moved to Payette, Idaho, shortly thereafter, and Roger began a career in the grocery industry, including 25 years with Safeway stores and several years at R and B Market and Lonnie’s Market in Payette.

Roger is survived by his wife, Lucille, son Steve (Cindy) Moss, daughter Teresa (Richard) Waller, daughter Keena (Doug) Sheldon, sister Clella Pepple, brother Denzel Moss, granddaughter Britta (Brandon) and great grandchildren James, Brianna, Kate and Michael, grandson Robb (Stephanie) and great grandchildren Chase and Simon, grandson Chris (Crystal) and great grandson Lincoln, granddaughter Nikki (Richard) and great grandchildren Angelyn, Kaylee, and Carter, grandson Joe and great grandson Elijah, grandson Jeff (Kayla), grandson John (Destiny) and great grandchildren Izaiah and Zara, and granddaughter Natalie (Archie) and great grandchildren Adrienne and Asher. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ira, brother Marion, sister Lois, and sister Icil.

The family would like to thank Heart and Home Hospice and Brookdale Senior Living. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Roger’s memory to The First Baptist Church in Payette or Heart and Home Hospice in Fruitland. Funeral services will be on Monday February 20th at 10am at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel in Payette. Condolences may be made to Roger’s family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com.

Memorials may be made to Payette First Baptist Church or Heart ‘n Home Hospice, c/o Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Payette, Idaho.