H. Hosten Bible
December 1, 1938 ~ December 1, 2014
Services for H. Hosten Bible, 76, Mooresville, will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2014, at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Pastor Steve White will officiate. Friends may call on Friday, December 5, 2014, 4 – 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Hosten Bible died on his birthday, Monday, December 1, 2014, in St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis.
Hosten was born December 1, 1938, in Greenville, Tennessee, to the late Paul Franklin and Stella Mae (Gentry) Bible. He attended Greencastle High School and proudly served in the United State Marine Corp. Hosten worked as a vice president at Maplehurst Dairy for more than 20 years before entering the convenience store business. He was the co-owner and operator of various Dairylands. He was a member of the Mooresville American Legion Post 103, Mooresville VFW Post 1111, and the Eagles Lodge. He enjoyed playing cards, golfing, and NASCAR.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a half-brother, Glen Allen.
Survivors include his wife, Ann (Hartman) Bible, to whom he was united in marriage September 1, 1957; children, William Bible (Andrea), Brent Bible (Amy), Teresa Bible, and Brian Bible (Miriam), all of Mooresville; granddaughter, Keira Bible; brothers, Paul Bible, Jr. of Arizona, Bobbie Bible of Florida, R.J. Bible of Florida; sister, Agnes Heatwole of Mooresville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory, view Hosten’s Life Story video, or to sign the online guest registry.
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Really neat!We’ll miss you grocery man Holsten knows what I’m talking about when we was building his daughters house he was messing with us carpenters so of course we was having fun with him too calling him grocery man him being the owner of Dairyland(Monrovia)a lot of silly memories from there!God bless you’ll be missed grocery man!!
I remember him coming through the drive thru at subway all the time. He was a great man. He will be missed!
Our prayers are with the Bible family.
Ann, Sorry to hear of this loss, Mom and Dad liked having you as neighbors on Morgan/Carter Street. Dona Potts Stein
A great man with a big heart. Thank you for all you did for our family you will truly be missed.
A great man with a big heart. Thank you for all you did for our family you will truly be missed.
Dick & Dolly Bain sent a virtual gift in memory of H. Hosten Bible
A good man, prayers to all his family , Pete & Angie McNab
Mark & Sheila Cagle
I will miss HB, he was always so kind to me and my family. He had the biggest heart. RIP my friend. Hugs and kisses and prayers to your family.
My husband and I will miss you so You made us all feel loved and special
Hosten was a true ‘character.’ I enjoyed working with him and always enjoyed a road trip now and then. Dennis J. McNulty Citizens Bank, Retired
He was an awesome person to work for. ‘Welcome to Wal-Mart’ and ‘Howdy folks’
Brent, Theresa and Bible family our heartfelt sympathy goes out to each member of your family. Hosten will be missed by many. Vicki and Betty Mattox
He always had a smile for me.
Rest in Peace old Friend. To The Family, I’m Sorry For Your Loss. David L. Hamil
Goodbye to a good friend from long ago…Rest in peace buddy and may God Bless…
You are in our thoughts and prayers; the Margaret Quillen family
He was a great man he did a lot four everybody he will be missed
Rest in Paradise.
Our deepest sympathy to the Bible Family. We have known Hosten for many years and have a lot of memories. He will truly be missed. Rick, Kay and Cody Morris
I will miss our banter, he always had something to say each time we talked and me too. Usually sarcastic, LOL. He is everything I have read that others have shared, I will always remember him as a friend.
Kocolene Marketing LLC through our Smokers Host division is a tenant of Mr. Bible in Mooresville. We are saddened to learn of his passing. We enjoyed our business and personal relationship with Mr. Bible and will miss that relationship. Our sympathy is extended to his wife and family. My God grant you all His comfort and peace. Gary Myers, CEO Kocolene Marketing, LLC Seymour, IN
I owe Hosten a great debt of gratitude for helping me keep a job flexible enough job to continue working until I graduated Nursing School. I won’t forget all the giving moments he had for his workers; turkeys, hams at the Holidays and always a lending hand when needed for each of his workers. He took care of his workers and he knew us! Working at Dairyland for nearly 6 years helped mold me into the person I am today. Monrovia Dairyland wasn’t just a store, it was the pilar in the community! RIP Hosten
Hosten Bible was a great man and played a major role in the community. He used to rent properties out to my parents when I was a little girl. I think at one point he owned most of the town. He definitely made his mark in the town of Mooresville and was pretty much like a celebrity here (seems as though everyone knew him). My prayers go out to his family and he will be truly missed. -Amanda
Hoston was a great gentleman I have ever met and known God blessed us with a sweetheart and I’m happy to have be friends with him always will b love as a friend’s FOG BLESS ALL OF U
i have known Hosten and his family for over 40 years. His death is not only a huge shock to me, but also a great loss. I have so many memories of little league ball games and sharing a few cold beers throughout the years. I worked for Hosten at the Mooresville Dairyland. He has always been so special to me, and I will miss him very, very much. Ann and kids, I send you my sincerest sympathy. Know that The Taylor family sends you hugs and prayers. Love to you all. Vicki and Pat Taylor
I owe a lot to Hosten bible… 12 years ago when I started my lawn care business he was the first big customer I got… I learned a lot about business from him but most importantly he taught me how to be a mans man… I will always be grateful to Hosten and his family… Prayers to all…
In many ways he was like a founding father of Mooresville and provided homes to many families and did much for economic development as a business owner. It leaves a large vacancy in the community and big shoes to fill. He will be missed.
Hosten was a wonderful landlord and nice person. He will be greatly missed!
Sympathies and condolences to the family. Sons of the American Legion Neal Franklin
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Hosten gave me my very first job at Monrovia Dairyland. He never forgot me through the years and always donated a $100 dollar bill for whatever fundraiser I was working on. Thank You Hosten. You will always be remembered.
I am so sorry to the family:disappointed::disappointed:I loved him he was always good to me. Hosten you will be missed!!! Vickie Berwick and Kenny Berwick
Met Mr. Bible while I was working, iHe would always bring up how we met. He was fair but firm, He would say things to get a reaction he will be missed.
My mother worked for him for a number of years…. I remember going in the store when I was little and he always gave me ice cream!!! So sorry for the loss of a great man…. rip
He will be missed!
Me deepest sympathy and condolences to Ann and the children. I knew Hosten fo more than 30 years, back years ago after we had already knew each other I introduced him to my first wife, turned out that he worked closely with her grandmother for years at Maplehurst, since then many times he would bring up Mary Ethel McKinley, that was a special connection that we shared over the years even though my first wife and I have been divorced for over 25 years. I remember once introducing him to my daughter and he quickly told her how wonderful of a lady that her great-grandmother was. I did do work on some of his rental properties and as I often told people he was not a slum lord, every property I had seen was in very good condition, he would always go above and beyond what other people with as many pieces of properties would do for their tenants, most I had seen were clean and nice and from what I seen hw would always try to give his tenants what they wanted. Hosten was a good man and will be sorely missed by many, may God rest your soul HB until we meet again.