Mr. Roy Mosteller: Obituary

Roy Mosteller, age 78, died at his home, surrounded by love, on June 10, 2016.

Roy was born in the Tusquittee area of Clay County, NC, one of three sons to Henry and Elizabeth Mosteller. The date was September 24 or 25, depending on if you believe his mother or the Social Security Administration. Celebrate both. It means more ice cream.

He attended and graduated from Hayesville High School and Western Carolina University, finishing the first at age 16 and the latter only three and one-half years later.

Roy earned a master’s degree in Education and spent his 32-year career using books and chalkboards to educate generations of students in Mecklenberg and Clay Counties, NC. He taught the more important lessons in life with the gentle example of just being Roy.

In 1962, he met and fell fast for Aline Adcock, his eventual wife of 53 years. Through the years, “And Aline” became the middle name that his mother never gave him. Together, they were parents to three, grandparents to four, pioneers and pastors to two Assembly of God Churches, and loving, devoted partners to each other in all things…except day-long shopping trips. One’s story cannot be told without the other.

Like kindness, food was part of what made Roy, Roy. He cooked, ate, grew, picked, ate, canned, froze, jellied, juiced, and ate more (yet he never outgrew his size 32×32 Levis Action Slacks). Mostly though, he shared it. He volunteered at a food bank, picked end-of-season farm fields so nothing went to waste, and he had his own unofficial meals-on-wheels circuit that quietly cared for a community. Dinner with a side of kindness.

Few foods were better than his signature chicken-and-dumplings, or potato-ham soup, caramel popcorn, or his fried apple pies (OK, baked, but don’t tell), except Roy might argue, ice cream or a milkshake or any variation of the two.

He created masterpieces to be treasured for generations. Some were from wood and carving knives. Others were from crochet thread and hooks. They earned accolades from county fairs, crafters’ guilds, and countless friends and family who were recipients of his made-with-love creations. He was a humble man, but did openly and often boast of his masterpieces of the living kind-his grandchildren. (How could he not? Have you met them?)

Roy loved deeply – God, his wife, family, friends, amigos amado, and life. He was loved deeply in return.

He lived well, brought honor and respect to his name, and left a legacy of love, goodness, and kindness. Those blessed enough to have been in his life were indeed blessed.

Roy is survived by his wife Aline Adcock Mosteller (Hayesville, NC), their children Tammy Smit and husband Bruce (Frankfurt, IL), Dana M. Little and husband Phillip (Monroe, GA) and Monty C. Mosteller and Becky (Hayesville, NC). Grandchildren are Derek Floyd and wife Emily (Murphy, NC), Dakota Floyd (Atlanta, GA), Kristen Contreras (Athens, TN) and Jade Stiles (Hayesville, NC).

Memorial Service and visitation will be held at Hillcrest Assembly of God in Hayesville, NC, on Saturday, June 18 2016. Visitation will be from 9-11am with the service and internment to follow.

In lieu of flowers, perform a quiet act of kindness in his memory or donate to a mission’s project of your choice.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences to the family on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com