George E. Moore Jr.

MOORE, George E Jr.., 79, of Bon Air, passed from this life October 25, 2008. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 54 years, Betsy Cosby Moore. Survivors include five children, George E. Moore III and his wife, Janet, Betsy M. Smith and her husband, Mike, John S. Moore and his wife, Donna, Margaret Moore Nealy and her husband, David, Michael Moore and his wife, Laurel; eight grandchildren, George E. Moore IV, Christy P. Moore, John S. Moore Jr., James P. Moore, Julia L. Moore, Gabriel A. Nealy, Dylan M. Moore and Megan H. Moore; and one sister, Cornelia Williams. A member of the Society of Actuaries, he worked at Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company for 20 years. A devoted husband and father, he was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, camping and cutting wood. A veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force, he loved playing bridge and riding his bike. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He will be missed but his spirit and steadfastness lives on through his children and grandchildren. His remains rest at the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Road, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, followed by interment at 2 p.m. at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia, 10300 Pridesville Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 828 Buford Road, Richmond, Va. 23235 or the Alzheimer's Association, 4600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.