A Celebration of Life service for William Ples \u201cBill\u201d Moses, long-time Delta State employee, will be held on Sunday (Sept. 13) at 2 p.m. in the Jobe Hall Auditorium. Moses, 61, of Ruleville, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, after a brief illness. <\/p>\n
Moses was born October 14, 1953, in Greenwood, to W.P. \u201cBuddy\u201d Moses and Lizzie Bell Leggett Moses. He was a graduate of Sam Houston State University as well as Delta State University.<\/p>\n
He married Teresa Ann Bruce on March 28, 1994, in Ruleville. He had a lifelong love of photography and enjoyed teaching others. He captured many precious moments for others and enjoyed sharing his talent of taking pictures with others. He was a long time employee of Delta State University. While at DSU, he was the assistant to the Director of Facilities Management, worked on the yearbook, taught photo-journalism classes and was the official photographer for the university. He previously worked at the Bolivar Commercial and as a high school teacher. He loved the outdoors and working in his yard. He loved his family and 2 dogs, Maggie and Bruce. He enjoyed helping others and was known to be a kind, gentle soul to all. <\/p>\n
He is preceded in death by his parents, W.P. \u201cBuddy\u201d Moses and Lizzie Bell Leggett Moses.<\/p>\n
Bill is survived by his wife, Teresa Ann Bruce Moses of Ruleville; daughters, Emily Tackett (Blake) and Jennifer Parks (A.W.) both of Cleveland; grandchildren, Preston Davis, Landon Knight, Alex Parks, Trevor Parks, Tristan Parks and Mabrey-Anne Parks all of Cleveland; sister, Margie Sizemore of Cleveland; nephew, Dennis Sizemore (Trent) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and great-nephew, Paul Michael Sizemore of Salt Lake City, Utah. <\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Delta State University Alumni Association in Bill\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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