Eugene Moore Obituary

MOORE, Eugene Andrews - Eugene B. Moore, Sr. 94, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 25, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.. at Bethel United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Bruce Adams, and Rev. Robert Eubanks. Burial, directed by Graham Funeral Home will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens. He was born June 19, 1913 in Wilmington, NC, a son of the late Julius R. Moore and the late Ina Hodges Mr. Moore worked constructing Liberty Ships in the Wilmington Shipyard during the WWII era. In the 1930s, he farmed and owned his own trucking company, whereby he transported his goods to the northern markets. He moved to the Andrews area in 1946. There, he purchased and worked a farm; dealt in automotive sales; and owned and operated a convenience store until retirement. He also developed property, including the Kent Place Mobile Home Park. Mr. Moore was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Surviving are; his wife, Katie F. Moore; one son, Donnie Moore and his wife Barbara of Andrews; three daughters, Myrtle Wiggins and her husband Clyde, Joyce Blake, and Teresa Moore, all of Andrews; one step-son, Willard Fenegan of Winston-Salem; one step daughter, Mitzi Kepley of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Helen Sammons of Wilmington and Annette Moore of Palmetto, Florida; twelve grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruby Rogers Moore; a son, Eugene B. Moore, Jr.; and two sisters and eight brothers. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Tidelands Hospice, 2591 North Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440 or Bethel United Methodist Church, Kent Road, Andrews SC 29510. Sign a guest book and send condolences www.grahamfuneralhome.org. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.