Elizabeth Barbara "Betty" Moore

MOORE: Mrs. Elizabeth 'Betty' Barbara Moore (née Mann) resident of Harwood Manor passed away peacefully Friday, March 25, 2022 at the age of 99 years. Betty was born on a farm three miles north east of Mervin sk. Her parents Alex and Jessie (nee MacKay) originated in London, England and the county of Rogart, Scotland. Alex and a brother sailed to Canada when he was 16; Jessie and her parents came when she was 12 years old. They had been booked on the Titanic. Betty took her early schooling in Mervin, SK. Due to dry crops the family moved to Bapaume, SK where her dad was employed for 17 years by Sask Wheat Pool. Betty and her two brothers, George and Robert attended Oxo school #4822 for several years. Robert and other pre-schoolers attended on Fridays. Bapaume was named after a battlefield in France. Oxo school received its name from the cattle brand of Bill & Pearle MacDonald's Ranch one-mile north of Bapaume. While the trustees were having a meeting at A.V. Olser's Store the ranch's three-tiered wagon drawn by horse, went by with the Oxo sign printed on its side, so the story goes. Betty graduated taking grade 12 (4D) at Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon. She worked for her board and room in a household of nine people, which include family and university students. Going rate $27.00 monthly. During the war and with a shortage of teachers the Saskatoon Normal School offered three months training during the summer months. Room rent was nine dollars per month for an attic room. Betty taught all grades at Belbutte Rural and Scentgrass Lake Rural; at Bapaume at Oxo School grades 5 to 9; at Canwood and Speers grades 5 to 8 with a total of 7 years. With three university subjects (summer and winter school) she earned her first-class certificate. Her final wages were 150.00 monthly in 1948-1949 Her parents moved to Scentgrass, SK where her dad was employed by Sask Pool Elevators. Here Betty met and married a farmer, Don Moore on July 9, 1949. They raised three children: Brian (1951), Louise (1954) and Gordon (1957). Betty joined the Glenrose Homemakers Club and the Battlefords Agricultural Society (domestic dept) her hobbies were ski-dooing, bowling, playing pool, shuffleboard, cards, sewing, organ playing and walking. Betty left the farm in 2006 and moved to valley view apts. for 11 years, on December 14, 2018 she moved to Harwood manor till her passing. She is survived by her family: son, Brian (Yuki) of Abbotsford, BC - grandchildren: Aaron (Ariel) and great-grandchildren: Evan, Luke & Erik and his daughter, April (Jason) Syria and grandchildren: Dillon & Brayden; daughter, Louise Moore of Westbank, BC and her son, Derek Moore of Grande Prairie AB; son, Gordon (Wendy) Moore of Scentgrass, SK, grandchildren: Camryn and twins: Deacon & Jeryn. grandsons: Cody Moore & Riley (Brittany Rosser) Moore - grandsons and brothers; niece, Janet (Adrian) Young, BC, Dorian and Tamara; sister-in-law, Agnes Mann of Regina, SK, Curtis & Linda, nephew, Wayne Jenner, North Battleford, SK; cousins: Marjorie Spencer, Mervin SK, Alex, MacDonald, ON and his sister, Connie of Calgary, AB; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her husband, Don Moore (Dec 31, 2003); Don's parents: Charles (1944) and Eva Moore (1969); don's sister and her husband, Beryl (2005) & Walter Steffenhagen (1985), and their daughter, Leslie Wilkinson (2011); Betty's parents: Alex (1981) and Jessie Mann (1993); her two brothers: Robert (1992) and George (1997); sisters-in-law: Jeannie (2000) and Alice Mann (2012); two nephews, brothers: Wayne Mann (2017), Randy Mann (2018); aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. A Celebration of Life Service was held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at the Third Avenue United Church with Reverend Dexter van Dyke officiating. Interment followed at the City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Betty Moore can be directed to the Heart & Stroke Foundation 1379 Kenaston Boulevard Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 2T5. Condolences for the family can be directed to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.