Orville Amos Moss

b. 4 April 1886, TN
d. 22 April 1930, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Wife: Lethea Emeline Roberts md 26 November 1904, Putnam Co., TN
Father: Charlie Moss (1854-1941)
Mother: Julia Ann Gaddis (1857-1944)
Buried: Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN
See Deputy Sheriff Orville Moss Dies After Being Shot In Raid
and Sheriff's Department Service Honors Fallen Deputies

Deputy Amos Moss was shot and killed as he, another deputy, and a federal prohibition agent, attempted to arrest a suspect near Gainesboro, in Jackson County. The officers had stopped the suspect's car and, as they approached it, were fired upon. Deputy Moss was killed at the scene and the other deputy suffered serious wounds. One of the occupants was arrested at the scene and other was arrested the following day. Deputy Moss was the father of five children.