In 1975, after three decades as a Gospel singer, songwriter and arranger, Mosie became an ordained Baptist minister. He was also an ordained deacon at the Riverside Baptist Church of Tampa, Florida. After 55 years of marriage, Mosie was devastated when he lost Wylene to cancer in 2001. Two years later, Mosie relocated from Florida to Tennessee after marrying Martha Hunter (mother of Vicki Booth, who is married to Michael Booth). The couple lived near Martha’s daughter Vicki, and Mosie’s daughter, Barbara, (married to David Williams, a music minister, keyboardist and arranger). Barbara is also a songwriter. She and her husband manage their publishing company, Music by WilliamSong. Mosie’s other daughter, Brenda, is a graphic artist/writer and a talented singer, as well. She lives in Florida with her husband, Jimmie Vann, who is heavily involved in church music ministry.
merged into Lillenas Publishing Company of Kansas City, Missouri in October of 1969. By the year 2014, there were over 700 songs penned by Lister and thousands of arrangements credited to his name. Some of the greatest Southern Gospel Quartets have recorded his music, including the Statesmen Quartet, Cathedral Quartet, the Blackwoods, Blue Ridge Quartet, the Jordanaires, and the LeFevres. His music has been recorded by world-renowned soloists such as Bill Gaither, Porter Waggoner and George Beverly Shea, as well as Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Elvis Presley, who recorded three of Mosie’s songs in the 1960’s: “Where No One Stands Alone, “He Knows Just What I Need” and “His Hand in Mine.”
Lister was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of fame in 1976 and in 1997, he was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame. The Dove Brothers released a project titled, “A Tribute to Mosie Lister” in 2004, produced by Lister. In 2012, Mosie published an autobiography filled with down home stories, anecdotes and historical narratives, titled, “The Song Goes On.” Mosie was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Pearl Holland Lister; brother, Walter Olan Lister and wife, Wylene Whitten Lister. He was survived by his wife of 13 years, Martha Jean Lister; daughters, Brenda Lister (Jimmie) Vann and Barbara Lister (David) Williams; stepdaughter, Vicki (Michael) Booth; sister, Margery Dillashaw and seven grandchildren. A Homegoing Celebration Concert took place on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the People’s Church in Franklin, Tennessee. A private graveside service was held at Williamson Memorial Gardens. Active Pallbearers were: Steve Mauldin, Michael Booth, Ronnie Booth, Jim Brady, Josh Butterworth and Jake Simmons. Honorary Pallbearers were: Bill Gaither, Joe Huffman, Ron Booth, David Williams