Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Bailey Christian Moseley, 77, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. Bailey was born in Marshall, Texas on March 27, 1944 to Haywood W. Moseley, Jr. and Margaret (Ross) Moseley. 
A fifth-generation Texan and lifelong resident of Marshall, Bailey graduated from Marshall High School in 1962 with a host of lifelong friends. After graduating from The University of Texas, he attended law school at the University of Houston, where he was President of his Senior Class and Chief Justice of the Honors Court.
In 1966, Bailey married his high school sweetheart, Kay Saxon Moseley. They were married for nearly 55 years, with Kay passing in June 2021. 
Returning to Marshall in 1970, Bailey had a passion for serving others and was active in numerous youth and community activities. He was a long-time member and leader at Cypress Valley Bible Church, manifesting his deep faith through loving and generous actions, often anonymously. He was a founder of the Marshall Soccer Association and served as a coach and mentor for countless Marshall youth. Marshall citizens elected him a member of the Charter Revision Commission and he served Marshall as a Trustee of the Public Library Board, and as a commissioner of the Planning and Zoning Commission. He represented Harrison County on the Board of the Cypress Valley Navigation District.
Bailey greatly enjoyed his role of helping others as a small-town lawyer. For two decades he was partners with his brother Sam, officing in the old fire station building on the town square in Marshall. Although his practice had a heavy emphasis on commercial and real estate litigation, Bailey could always be counted on to provide pro bono work for churches and  charitable organizations, as well as to others needing legal aid. 
Elected as a Justice to Texas’ 6th Court of Appeals, he served the nineteen county district and the law with great distinction from 2007 until his retirement in 2019. His written opinions always reflected his conservative philosophy by interpreting, but not writing, the laws of his beloved Texas.  His retirement, on December 8, 2018, was celebrated in Marshall with the City Council’s proclamation of  “Justice Bailey Moseley Day.” 
Justice Moseley had a deep and abiding love for justice through the law. He served as President of the Harrison County Bar Association and as Continuing Legal Education (CLE) chairman for a number of years. Bailey was a frequent and popular instructor for CLE programs sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and other organizations. He served on the governing Council of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the State Bar as well as being a member of the State Bar’s Committee on Admissions and was a director of the Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys.
Bailey Moseley loved the Texas Longhorns, reading books, playing word games and was a lifelong trivia devotee. But central to his life was his personal relationship with Jesus Christ and his abiding faith. 
Bailey Moseley’s happiest moments were those shared with his wife, their children, and his beloved granddaughters. Although many called him Judge or Justice Moseley, being called “Gran” by his granddaughters gave him the greatest satisfaction in life. Some of his biggest smiles were seen when he was making silly faces, reading books, playing board games, watching soccer games and plays and travelling with his grandchildren. Bailey’s expertise in telling jokes and stories invariably concluded with rolling laughter, not only from his listeners, but also from him. 
In addition to his wife and parents, Bailey Moseley, was preceded in death by his oldest brother Haywood Moseley, III, and sister-in-law Laurie.  He is survived by his son, Bailey Christian Moseley, Jr. and his daughters Saxon and Samantha of Dallas; and his daughter Meredith Moseley-Bennett and her husband Jamie Bennett, and their daughter Bailey of Glen Ridge, NJ.  He is also survived by his brother Sam and sister-in-law Kay Sharron Moseley and many nieces and nephews. 
 
A memorial service will be held at Cypress Valley Bible Church, 4190 West Pinecrest Drive, Marshall, Texas on September 18 at 1:00 pm.  Bailey’s friend and longtime pastor, Bob Bryant will officiate.  A reception at the church will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Cypress Valley Bible Church or Cure PSP (www.psp.org)
Arrangements by Sullivan Funeral Home

The article below is from the Marshall News Messenger.  This is a great article that I felt should be included for those that do not have access to reading in the News Messenger.

A servant leader who passionately served in his field, his faith, his family and community, is how those who knew and loved former 6th Court of Appeals, Justice Bailey C. Moseley, remember him.

Moseley, who retired from the bench in 2019 after 12 years of service, died Monday morning, at age 77. His passing comes three months after his wife, Kay Saxon Moseley — his high school sweetheart and love of his life.

“He was one of my oldest friends,” said longtime childhood friend, Jerry Cargill.

Cargill met Moseley after moving to Marshall in the second grade. The two lived on the same street — one on East Meredith and the other on West Meredith — all throughout grade school. They’ve been inseparable, more like family, since.

“He was really one of my dearest friends,” said Cargill. “He’s one of those kind of friends… everyone would be lucky to have one like him — just a sweet, honest, hard working conscientious guy. He was always there when you needed him and when you didn’t need him.

“I don’t have many of them like him left,” said Cargill.

Cargill admired Moseley’s devoted service to the community. Not only was Moseley active at Cypress Valley Bible Church, where he served as a member and a leader, but he was also active in the Marshall community, where he was a founder of the Marshall Soccer Association, serving as a coach and mentor.

Moseley was also elected a member of the Charter Revision Commission and served as a trustee of the Marshall Public Library board as well as a member of the city’s planning and zoning commission. Not only did he serve the City of Marshall, Moseley also represented Harrison County on the board of the Cypress Valley Navigation District, an entity that helps maintain Caddo Lake.

“Most of the family has been very involved in civic (activities),” said Cargill.

Cargill was happy to have been by his friend’s side during his last days before transitioning.

“I was with him last Saturday,” said Cargill. “He was at peace, had his family around him and his preacher.

“He was at perfect peace and perfect acceptance, with this life,” said Cargill. “He lived it well.”

“He’s one of Marshall’s best,” Cargill added. “We’ll miss him.”

6th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Josh Morriss, who sat alongside Justice Moseley on the Texarkana appellate court, echoed his sentiments, expressing how honored he was to have served with Moseley on the three-member bench.

“I count myself fortunate to have been able to serve with Justice Moseley for a number of years,” Justice Morriss said. “It was a cordial and beneficial time.

“It was wonderful to have him on the court while he was there, and we are saddened by his loss,” the chief justice added. “It was a joy to have him.”

The 6th Court of Appeals is one of 14 intermediate appellate courts in Texas. Based in Texarkana, the court serves 19 counties — including Harrison, Gregg, Marion, Panola and Upshur.

Moseley was first elected to the court, representing Place 2, in 2007, and re-elected by a large margin in 2012.

With Marshall being his home, Moseley would willingly make the long, daily trek to Texarkana to execute the duties he pledged to do.

During his tenure on the bench, the court had retained its status among the most efficiently-operating of the state’s 14 appellate courts, according to statistics by the State Office of Court Administration. Not only did the court manage its docket efficiently, but it also earned a reputation for accurately interpreting and applying the law.

As a Justice, Moseley made his rounds, speaking to various civic clubs, colleges and organizations and enlightening them on the role of the court of appeals. He also enjoyed presenting and authoring a continuing education legal course to give pointers to attorneys on how to represent their clients.

“His work as a Justice was a dream come true,” his brother and local lawyer, Sam Moseley, said. “He was at his best working through complex and intricate legal issues and resolving difficult questions.

“He also loved finding ways to sneak a pun or a sly bit of humor into court opinions,” said Sam.

Pillar in legal community

Prior to his election, Moseley practiced law for 36 years in Marshall and Harrison County. He began his legal career as an assistant criminal district attorney, and then engaged in the general practice of law with a concentration on real estate, probate, and commercial litigation.

Retired Harrison County Court-at-Law Judge and local lawyer, Jim Ammerman II, described him as the best there was.

“Judge Moseley was a pillar of the legal community,” said Ammerman. “He was a true student of the law.

“Before he became a judge, he was the foremost expert in real estate law in this area,” said Ammerman. “And then he became an appellate judge where he could utilize his brilliant mind to write the law.”

Moseley’s brother, Sam, enjoyed a long-standing partnership with him, working for two decades together at their own law firm in the old fire station in downtown Marshall.

“Because we were so close growing up, those years in our legal partnership seemed only natural,” said Sam. “A careful, detail-oriented lawyer, he loved helping clients solve problems.

“He was a fun-loving guy with an all-consuming love of his family,” added Sam. “Bailey had an amazing brain and a solid commitment to doing the right thing.”

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap found it rewarding to have shared the same courtroom with Moseley throughout the years, even if it was on opposite sides as litigating lawyers.

“As a new lawyer right out of law school, I tried my first jury trial in the 71st state district court against Bailey and Sam Moseley with Judge Ben Z. Grant on the bench,” shared Gilstrap. “It was a great experience.

“Over the years, I had cases with and against Bailey many times before he was elected to the 6th Texas Court of Appeals,” said Gilstrap. “Bailey was always a person who shot straight with you and who fought hard for his clients and his side of the case, but he always did so with civility and professionalism. He will be missed a great deal.”

A past president of Harrison County Bar Association and co-founder of Marshall Lawyers Care, Justice Moseley also served as a role model and mentor for the new generation of lawyers. Josh Maness, president of the Harrison County Bar Association, expressed how much of a gem he was to so many.

“Justice Moseley had a long and distinguished legal career in East Texas and beyond,” said Maness. “Our community was extremely lucky to have him.

“He was always kind and supportive in every way possible to the next generation of young lawyers coming up in his beloved East Texas,” said Maness. “He will be missed.”