Douglas Robert Moss died in Willows on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The first of eight children, he was born in Rexburg, Idaho, to Robert Kay Moss and Carol Cunningham Moss on May 10, 1966.
During his childhood, he enjoyed wherever he was. In 1966, his family moved to California, where he enjoyed playing at the park and with cousins.
When the family moved back to Idaho, his hobbies turned to gardening and taking lambs to the 4-H fair. He was a busy child who enjoyed working on several projects, such as lambs, rock collections, entomology, forestry, and gardening.
He received the gardening award in 1980. He also got his Eagle Scout award in 1982, and his project was refinishing the tables at the city park in Arco, Idaho.
He welcomed many siblings during his growing-up years. His partner in crime was his brother, Dennis, who was only 13 months younger than him.
He worked on a pineapple plantation in Hawaii for a few months in 1983, after his junior year of high school. During high school, he received the presidential award for academic achievement at Butte High School and graduated in 1984.
He was a missionary to the LDS church in Mexico from 1985-1987. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and got a Bachelor’s Degree in Science.
On November 24, 1993, he welcomed his first baby boy with his wife, Brenda (Flory). He was excited to be a dad.
He attended Creighton University, where he graduated from Dental School in 1994. Dentistry was his lifelong career and one of his biggest passions.
On March 24, 2011, he welcomed his second child, Brady Douglas Moss, into the family with his wife, Susie (Sutherland). During that time, he opened his dental practice in Willows.
On May 8, 2021, he married Lucy (Olsen) on a beautiful beach in Hawaii. He enjoyed teaching his stepchildren how to ride motorcycles, took them camping, and hosted Friday night in the hot tub.
He loved helping his local community in Willows. He owned Moss Family Dentistry, where he greatly served his community for 12 years. In 2024, he was voted the second-best dentist in Glenn County.
Besides dentistry, he enjoyed playing piano, riding dirt bikes, painting, photographing, hiking, popcorn, and spending time with his family in Idaho.
Riding dirt bikes in the mountains was his passion. He was always excited to find new trails and places to go and ride his dirt bike.
He was a generous and dedicated man to his job and family. He loved his parents, siblings, sons, stepchildren, and wife.
He was gifted with so many talents and touched so many people in his 58 years of life. He will be long missed and never forgotten by his family, friends, and patients.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy Moss; biological sons Trevor Lee Moss and Brady Douglas Moss; stepchildren Ryan Olsen, Claire Olsen, and Kevin Olsen; parents Robert and Carol Moss; and siblings Dennis Moss (Danielle Moss), Darly Moss (Juleen Moss), Shelly Stratton (Richard Stratton), David Moss (Sarah Moss), Shauna Nalder (Laren Nalder), Sharlyn Richardson (Peter Richardson), and Shannon Brown (Nick Brown).
The Glenn County Observer 