Earnest Leon Mosley

Earnest Leon Mosley passed away peacefully at his home after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by family.

He was born October 4, 1959 to Izola Mosley and Earl Johnson in Batesville, Mississippi. He was the 6^th child of 11 children.

Earnest lived in Batesville for 17 years and attended South Panola High School.

He relocated to Texas after meeting his wife in Sinton, Texas on August 14, 1977. On August 17, 1977 they married after 3 days of meeting one another. They were married over 45 and a half years. In their marriage they had 4 children.

Earnest worked the majority of his life as a truckdriver. It was his true calling and passion. He obtained his CDL at the age of 21 while working for Dean Word Construction and began hauling heavy machinery. He worked for several construction companies including Dahlstrom Construction, Madera and Relmco, Inc. He worked for Relmco in Hondo, Texas for many years as their main driver and truck mechanic. There was no truck he couldn’t repair. He had superior knowledge on how those big rigs performed.

He and his wife owned their own company, WeKeme Transport for several years. He began driving for his daughter’s company Queen Logistics until his illness forced him into retirement before he was ready. Even between chemo treatments he would drive a few loads for his daughter, Meagan. After 42 years of truck driving, he clocked over 4,000,000 miles without any accidents. The only states he did not see was Alaska, Maine and Hawaii.

After retiring, he enjoyed spending time with his family. He loved being the center of attention and the grandchildren spoiled him with their attention and love. He always told them that showing and giving respect will get you respect and help you be successful in life. He was our hero in life and we have so many good memories we will hold in our hearts forever.

He is preceded in death by his son, Earnest Leon Mosley II; his mother, Izola Mosley; his father, Earl Johnson; sister, Diane Gordon and brothers, Matthew Mosley and Mark Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Judy; son, Wesley Mosley (Brenda); daughters Kendall Gilmore (CJ) and Meagan Mosley.

He leaves behind 15 grandchildren, Devon, Desirae, Elijah, Nathan and Hailey Mosley (Wesley); LJ, Jordan and Savannah Gilmore (Kendall) and Abria Mosley, Aleia and Andre Mackey, Alexis Sedberry, Aaden and Amari Wilson and Shantell Johnson (Meagan).

He is also survived by his brothers, Thomas Fondren (Jean), Memphis, TN; Hugh Mosley (Ruby Nell), Oxford, MS; Herbert Mitchell (Parthenia), South Haven, MS., Calvin Mosley, Batesville, MS; Lyndon Mosley (Cora), Batesville, MS; Fredrick Mosely, (Deborah), Batesville, MS; sisters, Deloris Williams (Jackie), Oxford, MS. and Jacqueline Robertson (Leon), Batesville, MS; sister-in-laws, Darlene Schramm, Poteet, TX. and Debbie Miller, Sinton, TX; brother-in-law, Ron Miller, Abilene, TX. and numerous nieces and nephews.