James J. Moss, Jr., 71, of Derry, NH passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Laurel Center in Bedford. He was born on December 1, 1942 in Everett, MA, a son of the late James J. and Grace (Fitzgerald) Moss. He was raised by his father and step mother, Christine Moss. He was a graduate of Saugus High School, Saugus, MA, Class of 1961. Mr. Moss proudly served his country with the US Navy. He loved music, enjoyed gardening, going to the beach, painting and was an amazing sketch artist. He will forever be remembered as a devoted family man and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sandra (Pothier) Moss, three children, Laurie Newton, Brian Moss, and Kristin Moss, five grandchildren, Jessica Newton, Katelyn Newton, Alex Newton, Hannah Boumel, and Brenden Boumel, one great grandchild, Hunter Chandler, as well as many nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours. A Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 11:00am in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Avenue, Derry. Gravesides services followed at 1:30pm in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, DW Highway, Boscawen, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 or alsa.org. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry is handling the arrangements.