James Allen "Jim" Gosman Obituary (1940

Mr. James Allen "Jim" Gosman, age 85, of Parrish, Florida, formerly of Madison, entered this life on July 7, 1940 in Bedford, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Clarence J. and Doris Kent Gosman. He resided most of his life in Jefferson County and was raised on the family farm. He graduated in 1959 from Central High School on Rykers Ridge in Jefferson County. In 1963, he was inducted into the United States Army and rose to the rate of Staff Sergeant, serving during the Vietnam era in the 504th Chemical Detachment. He was honorably discharged from the Reserves on January 20, 1969. Jim was employed with Reliance Electric Company in Madison, where he worked in outsourcing, retiring after 40 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing and bird hunting. After retirement, he enjoyed traveling and eventually settled in Fort Myers, Florida. Jim was proud that in 1994 he was Red Man Fisherman of the year. Jim died on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 4:30 a.m. at the Sarasota Hospice House in Sarasota, Florida. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Jim will be missed by his loving wife, Barbara Stone Gosman of Parrish Florida; his daughters, Michele Barker and her husband, Ronald of Hanover, Indiana; Crystal Barker and her husband, Terry of Hanover, Indiana, Fonda Christopher and her husband, Fred of New Port News, Virginia; his stepdaughter, Kathy Hodges and her husband, Kevin of Marysville, Tennessee; his brother, Dave Gosman and his wife, Judy of Madison, Indiana; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by father, Clarence J. Gosman, mother, Doris Kent Gosman, his brother, Lee Gosman, and his late wife, Becki Gosman. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on, Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Mike Johnson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Olive Branch Cemetery near Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Olive Branch Cemetery. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation Please Click Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of James Allen "Jim" Gosman, please click here to visit our sympathy store.