Ray Dell Coss, 84, of Cossville, Missouri, passed away peacefully April 8, 2014. He was born July 1, 1929 in Cossville, MO to Royden and Frances Coss.
Ray grew up in Cossville attending the Rose Bank School. After graduating high school, he played baseball for the Carthage Cardinals in the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri league from 1946 – 1947. His baseball career continued in the Shreveport Baseball Club in Monroe, LA, from 1947 – 1950. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. He began working for General Motors Acceptance Corp. in 1956 in Monroe, LA. He worked for GMAC in various locations throughout north Louisiana, retiring in 1989 after 33 years service in Shreveport, LA. He was very active in the Central Christian Church in Shreveport, LA. His passions included Saint Louis Cardinals baseball and golf. He is one of few golfers to achieve a hole-in-one.
Ray is preceded in death by his parents, Royden and Frances Coss of Cossville. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lynn Swope Coss, currently of Cossville. He leaves behind four children, Karen Limbird and her husband Mark of Scranton, AR, Carey Coss of Nashville, TN, David Coss of Cossville, MO, and Laurin Coss of Sarasota, FL. He also has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted at Nashville Cemetery Thursday, April 10 at 2:00. Rev. Bob Simon will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of
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