Calvin H. Mosley died on June 22 at his home in Burns.

He was born in Bend on Oct. 20, 1924. Mosley moved to Harney County as a young boy with his mother, Ellen Moore, step-father, John Moore and brother, Harvey Mosley. The family resided in Hines, where they lived for many years. He graduated from Hines Grade School in 1938, and Burns Union High School in 1942.

In 1943, Mosley enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve. He attended recruit training at the U.S. Naval Training Station in Farragut, Idaho, and then Navy radio school at the University of Idaho in Moscow. After graduation, he was transferred to the Armed Guard Center in New Orleans, La.

Mosley served three years, with 23 months sea duty. He was a radioman in the Armed Guard with duty in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas. Medals he was awarded included the American Area Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, European-Africa-Middle Eastern Area Campaign and World War II Victory.

After serving in the military, Mosley went to school at the University of Portland for 2 1/2 years. While attending, he met Janet Stearns, a student nurse at St. Vincent Hospital, which was affiliated with the University of Portland.

They were married on Feb. 20, 1949, in Grangeville, Idaho. The couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Mosley and his wife spent most of their lives in Harney County, except for a short time spent in Alturas, Calif., in the 1950s and in La Grande during the 1990s. Their daughter was born in Burns in 1953.

During his business career, Mosley served the Harney County Chamber as a board member and chamber president. In 1975, he was selected as the first Harney County Man of the Year.

After selling the family business, Mosley’s Family Shoe Store, in 1984, he served two years as the chamber manager before being elected Harney County Treasurer.

Community service was extremely important to Mosley. He believed that everyone should work to make the community a better place to live and raise families. He was an active member of the Burns Lions Club for over 50 years, holding every elective and appointive office in the club. Mosley was also on the Hines Grade School board of directors for seven years, including four as chairman. He was a licensed lay reader for 10 years at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, served on the church Vestry and as Junior Warden for five years. He was on the Harney District Hospital Board for eight years, with four years as chairman.

Mosley is survived by his wife, Janet; daughter, Carolyn Gurnsey and husband, Steve of Eagle, Idaho; and granddaughters, Nicole Hodgson and husband, Brian of La Grande and Lisa Blair and husband, Ben of Eagle.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Harvey.

Contributions in Mosley’s memory may be made to the Harney County Hospice, or the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.