Paul Judson Moss

Dr. Moss was born in Brunswick, GA, on March 10, 1930, the son of the late Charles Hill and Maude Hawthorne Moss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles H. Moss and William Truett Moss.

Dr. Moss was a graduate of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, and received his B.A. from Mercer University. He received his Master of Religious Education Degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his Doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Georgia. He had served as a teacher, professor and minister of education at Baptist churches in Georgia and Maryland. He was a member of the First Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday School teacher and also served in other capacities including writing the latest history of the church.

Survivors include his wife, Willodean Daniel Moss; one son, Mark Daniel Moss, and his wife, Kimberly Miller, Savannah; two daughters, Carri Beth Moss Mahar, and her husband, William J. Mahar, Sr., St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, and Amy Lee Moss, Marietta; grandchildren, Daniel Nelson Moss, Savannah Lee Ajukwara, Paul Thomas Ajukwara, James Vincent Ajukwara, and William J. Mahar, Jr., and his wife, Laura; one great grandchild, Malin Mahar; nieces and nephews, Lynn Moss Sanders, Boone, NC, Trudy Moss, Boone, Wesley and Kim Warren Wilson, Woodstock; and a sister-in-law, Jan Daniel Wilson, Marietta.

A memorial service will be held Monday, September 5, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Joel Snider and Dr. Hugh Peacock officiating. A private interment will be held Sunday, September 4, 2011, at the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Woodland, AL, with the Rev. Bill Davies officiating.

The family will receive friends in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church following the memorial service on Monday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Davies Homeless Shelters, 3 Central Plaza, PMB 198, Rome, GA 30161-3233 or the First Baptist Church Foundation, P. O. Box 1189, Rome, GA 30162-1189.