Lila Mae Mims Moore

Lila Mae Mims Moore
OLANTA -- Mrs. Moore died in Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, NC on June 24, 2006. She was born in Sumter County, SC on June 22, 1906 to Lazarus and Rebecca Mims. Although the majority of her life was lived in Olanta, SC, due to illness, she has spent most of the past four years in Salisbury, NC with her daughter. She taught school in Florence and Clarendon County schools, and retired from the Clarendon County School System.
Mrs. Moore was a member of the Olanta Garden Club, and she wrote the history of the town of Olanta. She was an active member of Nazareth Methodist Church in Olanta, and she attended Milford Hills United Methodist Church with her daughter when in Salisbury, and had many friends there.
Mrs. Moore was predeceased by her husband, Charles Carter Moore, and her six brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Verna M. Bragg of Salisbury, NC, Rebecca M. Mason of Virginia Beach, VA; and her son, Charles Carter Moore, Jr. and wife, Jane Bryant Moore, of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Also surviving are her nine grandchildren, Catherine B. Beasley and her husband, David, of Charlotte, NC, Carol B. West of Gulf Shores, AL, Kimberly M. Panchus and her husband, Russell, of Virginia Beach, VA, Alana M. Love and her husband, William, of Clifton, VA, Charles Carter Moore, III and wife, Susan, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Terrie Moore of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Sherrie Moore of Summerville, SC, Lorice Poore of Mountain View, MO, and Allen Moore of Summerville, SC. Mrs. Moore has 12 great grandchildren. 'Mrs. Mae' was loved by all who knew her, and words cannot express how she will be missed by her children and family as she joins her heavenly Father.
Family will receive guests from 1 to 3 PM Wednesday at Nazareth United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Olanta, SC, followed by the funeral at 3 PM. Interment will be at Thomas Cemetery.
Arrangements will be made through Floyd Funeral Home in Olanta, SC.