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Joseph (Joe) Granville Goss, 85, of Rockwall, formerly of Greenville, Texas, passed away July 7, 2026, at Texas Health Hospital in Rockwall, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Bob Gilliam and Mrs. Susan Duke officiating. Visitation will be Monday, July 13, 2026 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Joe was born in Toccoa, Georgia, on February 3, 1941, to Van Quincy Goss and Mattie Shealy Goss. He married Linda Alice Kind on April 12, 1969, in Columbia, South Carolina. They had two children. Joe worked as an Electrical Engineer for L3 Harris Technologies for 24 years, retiring in 2009.
He is survived by his son, Jody Goss and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Tiffany Goss; six grandchildren, Rylee Goss, Addison Goss, Jagger Goss, Tyler Nieto, Abbie Nieto, and Chris Nieto; brothers, Warren Goss (Mae) of Windsor, NC; Dean Goss (Susie) of Greenwood SC; as well as 11 nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Linda Kind Goss; his parents, Van Quincy Goss and Mattie Shealy Goss of Leesville, SC; sister, Sylvia Stamm (Gene) of Baton Rouge, LA; brothers, A. Byron Goss (Judy) of Leesville, SC and P. Wendell Goss (Wanda) of Chesterfield, MO.
Pallbearers will include Jagger Goss, Tyler Nieto, Chris Nieto, John Nowell, Jake Nowell, and Khol Williamson.
Joe was born in Toccoa, Georgia, on February 3, 1941, to Van Quincy Goss and Mattie Shealy Goss. He married Linda Alice Kind on April 12, 1969, in Columbia, South Carolina. They had two children. Joe worked as an Electrical Engineer for L3 Harris Technologies for 24 years, retiring in 2009.
He is survived by his son, Jody Goss and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Tiffany Goss; six grandchildren, Rylee Goss, Addison Goss, Jagger Goss, Tyler Nieto, Abbie Nieto, and Chris Nieto; brothers, Warren Goss (Mae) of Windsor, NC; Dean Goss (Susie) of Greenwood SC; as well as 11 nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Linda Kind Goss; his parents, Van Quincy Goss and Mattie Shealy Goss of Leesville, SC; sister, Sylvia Stamm (Gene) of Baton Rouge, LA; brothers, A. Byron Goss (Judy) of Leesville, SC and P. Wendell Goss (Wanda) of Chesterfield, MO.
Pallbearers will include Jagger Goss, Tyler Nieto, Chris Nieto, John Nowell, Jake Nowell, and Khol Williamson.