Obituary - Virginia Lee Moore

Virginia Lee Moore

Virginia Lee Moore, 84, Nevada, MO passed from this life on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. Virginia was born on November 15, 1931 in Walker, MO to Claude and Eunice (Hulse) McCrery. She was united in marriage to Claude Jay Moore on August 5, 1955 in Nevada and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2015.

Virginia was raised in the Walker area and attended Walker High School graduating with the Class of 1950. She was employed by Key Work Clothes in Nevada for 35 years until her retirement. Virginia loved traveling, fishing, and camping with Claude. The Atlanta Braves were her favorite baseball team and she enjoyed watching them on T.V.

Survivors include her son, Dusty Moore and his wife Penne, Nevada; grandchildren, Jay Diederich and his wife Vera, Renita Hale and her husband Shane, Jessica Holden, Sam Moore and his wife Kristina, Emily Howarth and her husband Blake; four great grandchildren; one brother, Marvin McCrery and his wife Patty, Jerico Springs, MO; and a sister-in-law, Nancy McCrery, Nevada. In addition to her husband Claude, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Anita Diederich in 2001, and one brother, Richard McCrery in 2015.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Moore Cemetery in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Those who wish may contribute in her memory to Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.