John R. Doss

John Robert Doss was born July 12, 1933, in Windsor, Missouri, to Rondal and Lily (McAllister) Doss. John was one of six children and the second of four sons. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and, upon being honorably discharged, served in the Army Reserves for an additional eight years.

John was married to his wife, Marie Adele Jacobs Doss, for fifty-seven years. Upon his marriage, John became father to Marie’s four children and together John and Marie had two children. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic and belonged to IUOE #101 Operating Engineers. He retired in August of 1995. He could repair anything and make anything. John was an avid hunter. He enjoyed participating in the tradition of the annual trap shoot with his friends and family. John also loved mushroom hunting. He enjoyed growing vegetables and sharing the bounty with others. John and Marie enjoyed traveling, playing marbles, and visiting friends. They were also able to travel to Minnesota to spend time with his Army buddies. John always enjoyed attending his family’s annual reunion. He always put cold pop out on a hot summer day for trash collectors and the mailman and any other person who needed a cold drink on a hot day. John loved to feed people. He was generous, warm, friendly, and hospitable.

John was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his sisters Ruth Young and Agnes Main, his brothers Raymond Doss, Gary Doss, and Ricky Doss, his daughter, Tammy Lynn Doss Anderson, and his son-in-law Don Cochrane. He is survived by his aunt, Ethel Barnett, his son, John Wesley Benning Doss and daughter-in-law Kathy Doss, his daughter Ann Michelle Casterline Steelman, his son Richard Bradley Casterline, his daughter Melinda Marie Casterline Harms and son-in-law Richie Harms, and his daughter Lori Sue Casterline Cochrane. He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren, with two additional great-grandchildren on the way. His legacy lives on in his family. He was dearly loved and will be missed by all of his family.

John Robert Doss was born July 12, 1933, in Windsor, Missouri, to Rondal and Lily (McAllister) Doss. John was one of six children and the second of four sons. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and, upon being honorably discharged, served in the Army Reserves for an additional eight years.

John was married to his wife, Marie Adele Jacobs Doss, for fifty-seven years. Upon his marriage, John became father to Marie’s four children and together John and Marie had two children. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic and belonged to IUOE #101 Operating Engineers. He retired in August of 1995. He could repair anything and make anything. John was an avid hunter. He enjoyed participating in the tradition of the annual trap shoot with his friends and family. John also loved mushroom hunting. He enjoyed growing vegetables and sharing the bounty with others. John and Marie enjoyed traveling, playing marbles, and visiting friends. They were also able to travel to Minnesota to spend time with his Army buddies. John always enjoyed attending his family’s annual reunion. He always put cold pop out on a hot summer day for trash collectors and the mailman and any other person who needed a cold drink on a hot day. John loved to feed people. He was generous, warm, friendly, and hospitable.

John was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his sisters Ruth Young and Agnes Main, his brothers Raymond Doss, Gary Doss, and Ricky Doss, his daughter, Tammy Lynn Doss Anderson, and his son-in-law Don Cochrane. He is survived by his aunt, Ethel Barnett, his son, John Wesley Benning Doss and daughter-in-law Kathy Doss, his daughter Ann Michelle Casterline Steelman, his son Richard Bradley Casterline, his daughter Melinda Marie Casterline Harms and son-in-law Richie Harms, and his daughter Lori Sue Casterline Cochrane. He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren, with two additional great-grandchildren on the way. His legacy lives on in his family. He was dearly loved and will be missed by all of his family.