Obituaries

Thomas William Moore, Jr.

Photo of Thomas William Moore, Jr.
Thomas William Moore, Jr. born January 14, 1925 to the late Thomas W. and Trixie Moore, went home to be with the Lord May 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by one sister, Pat Saucier, of Little Rock and a son, Mike Moore, of North Little Rock. Survived by his wife of 38 years, Betty Myers Moore; three children by marriage Chris Myers (Tira) of Boca Raton, Fla.; David Myers (Susan) of Little Rock, and Debbie Myers of Dallas, Texas; eight grandchildren Brandy Holmes (Jerry) of Searcy, Tiffany Huffman (Jeff) of Whitehall, Whitney Moore of Little Rock, Justin Myers of Little Rock, Jeff Myers (Jana) of Little Rock, Meagan Cunningham (Jeremy) of Bryant, Lauren Holzer (Aaron) of Providence Village, Texas, Martina Thompson-Myers of Boca Raton, Fla.; and seven great-grandchildren. Tom attended Little Rock High School and was in the Navy in WWII in which he participated in the Invasion of Okinawa. He also worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 36 years. He was active in Magnolia Masonic Lodge and Arab Patrol of Scimitar Shrine Temple. He loved baseball and was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. Tom also enjoyed playing bridge with his friends at AARP Chapter 34. He and Betty loved to travel and took some wonderful trips together over the years. Tom and Betty both belong to Immanuel Baptist Church and were in Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to the medical staff unit 1D of the Towbin VA Hospital, North Little Rock for their loving care to Tom. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday, May 8, 2011, at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home (501) 224-8300. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2011, at Immanuel Baptist Church Chapel, with Dr. Gary Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Immanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, 501 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211. Online guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

Published May 7, 2011

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