L.B. ‘Bucket’ Moseley was a 1935 graduate of Rector High School who played football and basketball during his time at RHS. After graduating, he continued to make his mark on RHS and the Rector community.
HIGH SCHOOL:
1932: Football Quarterback
1934: Played Basketball and was awarded Basketball Sweater
1935: Awarded Best All-Round Boy as a Senior
Awarded Best Athlete (Boy) as a Senior
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RHS AFTER GRADUATION:
Served on the School Board 1953-1965
Score keeper and clock operator for at least 15 years
Member of the original Blackcat Booster Club
Served as a Judge and/or Master of Ceremonies for District Spelling Bees for at least the
following years: 1955-1968
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY:
Member of the City Council, 1980 till death in 1982
Treasurer and Elder at Fifth & Pine Church of Christ
Labor Day Picnic Volunteer for many years
A Friend to Many
Taken from editorials in the Clay County Democrat:
~Bernard Moseley’s deliberate, straight-to-the-core attack on board problems was—as always—a force for eventual solution. Mr. Moseley has come up with the correct answers on a surprising number of difficult matters during his years of service. (April 12, 1956)
~Bernard Moseley comes to his new duties as President with a history of long devotion to the school’s welfare…long a booster for a well-rounded school, for years Mr. Moseley has taken [a] personal part in assisting at spelling bees…as well as sports activities. (April 11, 1957)
~In years ahead, Mr. Moseley can well look back on his tenure as [President]…with deserved pride, for during his term in office much progress became apparent. (May 15, 1958)
~Mr. Moseley has made a particularly ‘steady’ and qualified board member over the years he has served…Citizens and patrons of Rector School District owe him a vote of thanks for his selfless service. (November 5, 1959)
~[Bernard Moseley] has served faithfully and well for the past 12 years, longer than most men who are willing to devote their spare time to unpaid public service. Mr. Moseley is retiring this year after long and distinguished service [on the School Board]. (September 24, 1964)
In 2009, Bob Milburn [age 73 at the time] wrote the following: “When I was a teenager in Rector I felt that “Bucket” Moseley, Paul Crews, Les McKeel & Clyde Benson were the most ‘respected and loved’ men in Rector.” In 2015 he wrote: “I was so happy to see L.B. “Bucket” Moseley was selected for the ‘Rector High School Sports Hall of Fame’. For sure he deserved it.”