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Spotsy couple share same beliefs for six decades
Another couple in the Lake Anna area have stayed married for 61 years, and their strong faith and work ethic have made them role models
Date published: 1/5/2009
By CATHY DYSON The Rev. Ernest Moss hasn't been well enough to preach in public for 20 years. But when he talks about his life, Moss, who turns 90 in March, quotes one Scripture after another. He starts with the proper training parents must give a child, then leads into the promise of a long life to those who honor their fathers and mothers. In response to one question after another, he sprinkles in references to the message of Moses or the miracles of Jesus. "As long as I'm able, I'm gonna talk about the Bible," he said, emphasizing each syllable as if he were in the pulpit--instead of his living room. His wife, Hazel, nodded as he talked, then summed up things in her own way. "If you've got love within, you're gonna have it without," she said in an almost singsong voice. "That's been my trademark: love within, love without." Ernest and Hazel Moss have shared the same beliefs during 61 years of marriage. Their strong faith and work ethic made them "role models, not only for the African-American community but for our nation's community at large," said their daughter, Princess Moss. The Mosses are yet another couple on Lewiston Road in the Bumpass area of Spotsylvania County who have been together for more than half a century. A Dec. 21 story in The Free Lance-Star mentioned five couples, within a mile of each other in the Lake Anna area, who are enjoying the golden years of marriage. The Mosses are a little farther down Lewiston Road, closer to Louisa County. They never considered living anywhere else. Ernest, the youngest of eight children, wanted to stay close to his ailing parents and help them with the farm. He prayed for a job that would allow him time to tend to his chores. He found such a schedule as a Spotsylvania school-bus driver. He picked up students for about 33 years, and his wife did the same for about 18 years. Both drove through the 1970s, to the best of their memories. Ernest laughed when he recalled the first time he saw Hazel. She was 18, he was 28, and he didn't have the time for, or interest in, a woman.
Date published: 1/5/2009
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