Emmy Lou Sutton Moore

April 21, 1914-Dec. 18, 2003 Emmy Lou Sutton Moore, 89, of McAllen, Texas, formerly of Kansas City, died Dec. 18, 2003, at the home, following a brief illness. Mrs. Moore was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sutton, Sr., of Kansas City, Mo., and the sister of the late Dr. Richard L. Sutton, Jr., of Leawood, Kan. She and her family traveled to the Arctic in the summer of 1932 to hunt polar bears and seals for Kansas City's Natural History Museum. Mrs. Moore graduated from Southwest High School, attended Smith College, and studied architecture at the University of Kansas, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta. She and her husband, the late Lewis Harmon Moore, owned and operated the L. H. Moore Canning Co. in McAllen from 1938-1970. Mrs. Moore leaves three sons and daughters-in-law, Dick and Lynda Moore, McAllen, Mike and Janice Moore, Georgetown, Colo., and Tom and Carol Moore, McAllen; nine grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. She also leaves her sister-in-law, Mrs. Richard L. Sutton, Leawood; nieces Serena Lee Sutton, Olathe, Anne Sutton Canfield, Kansas City, Mo., and Elizabeth Sutton Benefiel, Kensington, Md.; and nephew Dr. Richard Neel Sutton, Wichita Falls, Texas. Mrs. Moore was a gracious and generous person, who loved people, pets, and fast cars. She was a homemaker in every sense, remembering everyone's birthday and taking an interest in the daily lives of each member of her large and loving family. She was a loyal friend. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22 at Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Upper Valley Humane Society, 2501 W. Trenton, McAllen, TX, 78501.