Ida Mosby

Light on His Feet

Christ always goes before us in the dark and difficult journey of life.
His light shows us his feet, so that we may tread in his footsteps. He is
not only the light on a dark night, but the Sun of a full day.

Into thy faithful hands, oh God, we commend ourselves and all
whom we love, now and always.

Kerrville Ida Verna Mosby was born to the parentage of Arbella and Henry Clay Williams in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 15, 1906. She was their first child. She passed from this life at a local health care facility on Wednesday evening, July 29, 2009.

Ida accepted Christ as her personal Savior early in life, through the leadership of Rev. S. R. Prince. In 1935, she moved to Kerrville and united with Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

She received her formal education in both Fort Worth and Kerrville, where she was the first African American to graduate from Sid Peterson Nursing School.

Ida met and married Willie D. Mosby and to this union one son, William Henry Mosby was born. She was active in her church, where she served as president of the Senior Usher Board.

Ida was also active in many local and civic organizations, including The League of Women Voters, The V.F.W. Auxiliary, American Legion, Kerrville Womens Chamber, Business and Professional Womens Club, Lions Clubs, Town Creek Extension Homemakers and the Red Hat Society.

Survivors to cherish her memory include her son, William Henry Mosby and wife Linda of Gainesville, Florida, Grandsons: William Henry Mosby, II of Gainesville, Florida, Malcolm March and wife Shirley of San Antonio, Texas, adopted daughter Naomi Jackson of Victorville, California, Nieces and nephews, Dorothy and Bernard Neal of San Antonio, Texas, Nettie White of Indio California, and Kenneth White of Pasadena, California. Also remembering Ida are four grandchildren, three great grand children, lovely cousins, Maudie Thompson, Dorothy Calvin, Sammie Calvin, Amanda Hill Calvin and other relatives as well as her special loving friends, Lois Shaw, Sue Amos, Mary Gonzales, Charlie and Bearlline Payne, Larry and Charlotte Wiltz, along with a host of other wonderful friends.

A Note of Appreciation

I feel that the sentiment of my family is expressed in the way I feel about all of you. You comforted me. Your calls and visits lifted my spirit, attitude, and my soul. I know that you will stick by my family and help them to remember that I am at home in heaven, waiting for them and for you.

Thank you all, dear ones. I will meet and welcome you in the City Built Foursquare, where we will all crown HIM together.

Love,
Ida V. Mosby

ation will be held at Kerrville Funeral Home on Friday, August 7, 2009 from Noon9PM. Family will greet friends and relatives from 67PM.

Funeral service will be held at Kerrville Funeral Home on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 11:00AM. Committal service will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 10:00AM.

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