Obituary - Suzan Melissa Moore

Celebration of life for Suzan Melissa Moore of Adrian, Missouri will be 4 p.m. Friday, March 15 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel. Visitation prior to celebration of life 3 - 4 p.m. Friday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Inurnment at a later date. Contributions to animal shelter of choice. Online condolences at www.schowengerdtchapel.com

Suzan Melissa Moore, age 66 of Adrian, Missouri died Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. She was born December 8, 1957 to John Samuel and Maggie Louise Barnett Horner in Butler, Missouri.

Suzan, one of two children, grew up in Rich Hill, Missouri where she attended school and later obtained her GED. She lived in Rich Hill and Butler before moving to Adrian, Missouri where she lived more than half her life. Suzan was an optician for Walmart Vision Center in Harrisonville, Missouri and was a homemaker for the past 20 years. On January 4, 1991 she married Stanley Eugene Moore.

Suzan was caring, giving, self-less, beautiful, charismatic and angelic but also could be stubborn, strong willed and ornery. She enjoyed making animation drawings, cooking, playing video games, fried chicken and watching movies and the Kansas City Chiefs. Suzan loved spending time with her cats, dogs, and family.

Suzan is survived by her husband, Stanley Eugene Moore of the home; a daughter, Misty Dawn Welcher and husband Jeremy of Adrian, Missouri; two grandchildren, Matthew Timothy Thorup of Harrisonville, Missouri and Haley Dawn Thorup and fiancé Brendan of Peculiar, Missouri; a great-grandson, Gannon James Chivington; parents-in-law, Stanley W. and Reva Mae Moore of Adrian, Missouri; and two stepdaughters, Savanna Marie Thompson and Kendra Dawn Owens. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Johnnie Carvey Horner; and an aunt, Agnes Barnett.