Toye (Moore) Cossey

Toye (Moore) Cossey, 91, of Hot Springs, peacefully departed this life on Monday, December 30, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. Born on January 7, 1922 near Bismark, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Othel Cossey, Sr., whom she married on November 25, 1939, and by her parents, Grover and Gertie Moore; by sisters Vada Sue Smith, Imogene Bell, and Irene Miller; by brothers, Duffie Moore, and Jack Moore; and by a son, Billy Don Cossey. Mrs. Cossey is survived by her sons, George O. Cossey, Jr. (Marty) of Conway; James E. "Eddie" Cossey (Myrlene), of Cleveland, Tennessee; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of special nieces, nephews, and friends. She truly never met a stranger, and made everyone feel like they were special to her. She was an accomplished writer, published poet, an Independent distributor for Stanley Home Products, and a Christian minister. She was first credentialed by the Assemblies of God in the early 1940s, and then in later years by the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). She conducted revivals and evangelistic campaigns as far away as California and Utah, and also pastored three churches. She was a member of River of Life Church of God in Hot Springs. There will be a visitation on Thursday, January 2 from 6-8 p.m. at Gross Funeral Home, 120 Wrights Street (just off Higdon Ferry Road), in Hot Springs. Funeral services will be held at the Gross Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, January 3 at 2 p.m. with Dr. James E. Cossey, Pastor Ben Wiles, and Reverend Billy Blackmon officiating. Interment will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery, Bismark, Arkansas. Guest register at www.grossfuneralhome.com.