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On Monday April 20, David Harvey Goss passed away peacefully at his home on the Pitchfork Cattle Company Ranch in Vinton from renal cancer.
Dave was born April 13, 1940 in Alturas to Joseph and Esther Goss.
They moved to Loyalton for a short time then moved to the 102 Ranch outside of Sparks, Nev., in 1945. While at the 102 Dave started school in Wadsworth, Nev. They moved back to the Sierra Valley in 1948 where he attended Summit Elementary School and then Loyalton High School. They lived at several ranches before settling at the current ranch in Vinton. Dave was involved in many community associations.
He received his 50-year pin from the Masonic Lodge and the grange. Was a past president of the farm bureau, the grange and the local cattlemen’s sssociation, past president and active member of the Sierra Valley Roping Club (he helped build the present rodeo grounds), past president of the Western Nevada Cutting Horse Association, was a Plumas/Sierra County Fair Director for many years as well as a school board member.
Dave participated in the Draft Horse Classic held every year in Grass Valley from 2000 to 2017 and would give hay rides to the kids at the Annual Farm Days at the ranch for David Goss NEW ARRIVALS James Niesen
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the Plumas/Sierra Joint Unified School District.
He was 4-H member and leader and an honorary member of the FFA and a huge supporter. He was a Commissioner and member of the Sierra Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
A 1958 graduate of Loyalton High he attended Fresno State College for two years. Then came home to help his father run the ranch.
Dave married Doris Jean Johnson Sept. 9, 1961. They celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary at the ranch with family and friends September 2011.
Dave was proceeded in death by his parents Joe and Esther Goss and daughter-in-law Laurie Goss. He is survived by his wife Doris Jean Goss and a brother and sister-in-law Joseph and Nancy Goss and three sons, George Lawrence and Buffy Goss, and Jere and Bea Goss.
Seven grandchildren, Cody Goss, Heidi Mickelson, Maddie Goss, Kelsy Goss, Kallie Woo, Jericho Goss and Tyler Goss; niece Erin Peters; one great nephew and five great grandchildren.
Dave celebrated his 80 th birthday on Easter Sunday with many of his family members at his side.
In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations can be made to the following organizations in Dave’s name: Loyalton FFA, Sierra Valley 4-H or Sierra Valley CattleWomen Youth Scholarship Fund. Memorial services to be determined at a later date.
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