Hosea E. Gold Of Republic

Hosea E. Gold Of Republic, (formerly Of Marionville) was born Sept. 26, 1931, and departed this life on Friday Oct. 16, 2026, at the age of 95.
Son of Gracie, he grew up in the Marionville area with his Grandfather John (Poppy) Gold and his sister Wanda. He had an extended family of many aunts and uncles and a multitude of Gold cousins.
He attended Marionville Public School, graduating in the class of 1949. After working in Kansas in the seasonal wheat harvest, he went on to Pomona, Calif. to work for his aunt and uncle. He returned to Marionville eventually and married his high school sweetheart Phillis Ann Morris on June 7, 1951.
They had 3 children. Rodney, Johnny and Kathy. They raised their family in Marionville and all 3 children also graduated from Marionville High School.
He first went to work for Producers Creamery in Springfield but left there for a job with Dayco Corporation in 1960 and continued to work for them for 33 years, retiring in 1993. He and Phillis Ann had dairy cattle for several years, eventually replacing them with beef cattle.
 He served on the Marionville school board for many years and was a deacon in the First Baptist Church. 
In 2009, he and Phillis Ann decided it was time to downsize and chose to relocate in Republic.
She passed away in April of 2021, 2 months shy of their 70th wedding anniversary.
He is proceeded in death by his wife Phillis Ann, son Rodney and sister Wanda.
He is survived by son Johnny Gold and daughter Kathy (Dean) Vaught, eight grandchildren:  11 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Marionville IOOF cemetery.