Obituary of Mary R. Moore
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Dr. Mary R. Moore, age 91, of Cranberry House, Newland, and a resident of Boone, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville. Born January 25, 1920 in Union City, Michigan, she was a daughter of John L. and May Clifford Moore.
After attending Western Michigan University, Indiana University, and University of Bridgeport, CT, she completed her post-graduate studies at Cambridge University in England. Dr. Moore retired as professor of the English Department at Appalachian State University.
She was a member of Boone United Methodist Church, an active member of the church choir, and the Appalachian Chorale.
Dr. Moore was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Watauga County Friends of the Library, the Daniel Boone Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and PEO.
She is survived by one nephew, Dr. H. Charles Moore and wife, Sonya, and one niece, Jane Ann Moore Kline, all of Tucson, Arizona; one great niece, Christina Moore Saniga; and three great nephews, Phillip Webb, John Mitchell Moore and Matthew Moore.
Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday morning, October 12, 2011 at 11 o�clock at Boone United Methodist Church, officiated by Dr. George Naff.
The family will receive friends Wednesday morning from 10 until 11 o�clock, one hour prior to services, at the church.
Online condolences may be sent to the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Moore family.