Funeral services for Jerry Morris Goss, age 67 of Clarkesville will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM from the Providence Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry Karnes, Rev. Scott Doster, and Rev. Tony Goss will officiate with interment to follow the service in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM and from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Mr. Goss passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 following a period of declining health.
Born in the Charm House in Clarkesville on January 6, 1949, Mr. Goss was the son of the late S.T. and Lorene Collins Goss and he was a life long resident of Habersham County. Mr. Goss loved his Lord Jesus Christ and he loved his family. He was a member and a deacon at Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Goss served in the Army for 2 years and he worked for 28 years for Clarkesville Mill. Mr. Goss retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Clarkesville with 26 years of loyal service.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Goss is preceded in death by brother S. T. Goss, Jr., sister in law Jeanette Goss and father in law John Adams.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years Rebecca “Becky” Adams Goss of Clarkesville, sons and daughters in law Kevin and Lynn Goss and Keith and Rhonda Goss, grandchildren Eric Goss (fiancée Haley Sumpter), Faith Goss Cline (Adam), and Amber Goss, great grandson Aston Cline, step great grandson Colton Ledbetter, sister Doris Mize (Larry), brother Charles Goss, mother in law Estelle Adams, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Piedmont Hospital Advanced Heart Failure Center, 95 Collier Rd. Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309, to Providence Cemetery Fund, 12080 Highway 197 N., Clarkesville, GA 30523, or to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 1855, Clarkesville, GA 30523.
An online guest registry is available at www.HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256
