Theodore Albert Moses

Mr. Theodore Albert Moses 85, of Charlotte, NC,  passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Novant Health Main Charlotte. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Statesville Ave. Presbyterian Church 3435 Nevin Rd. Charlotte, NC 28269. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am and the service will follow at 12:00 pm. Military rites and Interment will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery West 4601 Freedom Dr. Charlotte, NC 28214.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. Psalm 34:22 KJV

Our beloved Theodore Albert Moses, affectionately called Teddy as a child, was the fourth son of the late London and Maggie Crawford Moses. He was born March 14, 1933, in Marion, South Carolina, and he grew up under the watchful eyes of his parents, three older brothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who preceded him in death. After he completed high school, he attended his much-loved Johnson C. Smith University until he answered the call of the draft and entered the United States Army. He served his country during the last two years of the Korean Conflict and returned to civilian life in Marion, SC.

After his return home, his mother introduced him to the captivating Ina Pearl Hughes, an elementary school teacher, from Cheraw, South Carolina. After a brief courtship, the two married. TA worked in Marion with a local brick mason; however, he and his wife felt there were greater employment opportunities in Charlotte, NC. Teddy, Ina, and their first-born son, Albert Wayne eventually relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, and TA retuned to Johnson C. Smith University for another brief stay. After hearing about available positions for veterans at the United States Postal Service, TA completed an application for employment, took and passed the exam and remained with the postal service for thirty-three years.

The family grew with the addition of a second child and only daughter, Octavia Elizabeth. As their love matured, so did their family; they welcomed their second son, Reginald Hughes into their lives.  TA and Ina enjoyed living in Charlotte because of not only employment opportunities but also educational opportunities for their children.

Upon his retirement from the Post Office, he spent every wakening moment keeping in touch via phone with family members and making everyone aware of other family members’ job promotions/relocations, births, sicknesses, high school and college graduations, Sunday dinners, holiday meals, and above all, his beloved pastor’s inspirational sermons. TA loved people, and people loved him!  He was gifted with the ability to make others smile and laugh, so people from all walks of life were drawn to his wit and sense of humor.

TA was especially proud of serving as facilitator of the Statesville Avenue Presbyterian Church AA Ministry until his health declined. Whenever he engaged family, friend or stranger in a conversation, TA always managed to share how our merciful and amazing God delivered him from alcoholism; consequently, he willingly sponsored others who were in need of his unconditional friendship and God’s Amazing Grace.

His beloved Ina Pearl of forty- four years preceded him in death. Family members who cherish his memories are his children, Albert (Urla) Moses of Matthews, NC; Octavia (Kaynard) Lee of Charlotte, NC; Reginald (Pamela) Moses of Indian Trail, NC; grandchildren, Kawon Moses, Ashlee Moses, Eliana Moses, Maya Lee, Alexis Moses, Erin Moses and Everett Moses of Charlotte, NC.; Jasmin Lee, Greensboro, NC.; six great grandchildren; one brother, Frank (Gladys) Moses of Florence, SC; one sister, Brenda Moses of Florence, SC; five sisters-in-law, Lillie Moses of Columbia, SC; Faye Moses of Philadelphia, PA; Dorothy Hughes of Cheraw, SC; Lillian (George) Long Honolulu, Hawaii;  Tina Moses of Windsor, CT; cousins, nieces, nephews, great and great grand nieces, great and great grand nephews ; devoted friends, Virginia Davis of Marion, SC; Catherine Pharr, Charlotte, NC; Frederick Smith, Charlotte, NC.

 

…So live, that when thy summons comes to join

The innumerable caravan, which moves

To that mysterious realm, where each shall take

His chamber in the silent halls of death,

Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed

By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,

Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch

About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

From “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant

 

The Family of the Late Mr. Theodore Albert Moses