Jane Garnett Moore

MOORE, Jane Garnett, died September 13, 2009. She was born October 14, 1919 at the "Garnett Home - Circa 1824" in Curdsville, Va., located in Buckingham County. She was the last surviving member of the four children of Annie Spencer Garnett and Thomas Sidney Garnett. She was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Daniel Elwyn Moore Sr. (Mitty). Mrs. Moore attended Mary Washington College. She was a devoted lifetime member of Smyrna United Methodist Church, where she had served in many capacities. She was a member of the Buckingham County Woman's Club for many years. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Daniel Elwyn Moore Jr. and Barbara Griffith Moore; her daughter and son-in-law, Carol Anne Moore Lea and Jonathan Mark Lea; and her granddaughter, Caroline Cuyler Lea, all of Midlothian, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, Va. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna United Methodist Church, 3377 S. James Madison Hwy., Farmville, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contribution be made to Smyrna United Methodist Church or Patrick Henry Boy's and Girl's Plantation Home, P.O. Box 1398, Brookneal, Va. 24528.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.