Eugene B. Moore Sr.

ANDREWS | Eugene B. Moore Sr., 94, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence.

He was born June 19, 1913 in Wilmington, North Carolina, a son of the late Julius R. Moore and the late Ina Hodges.

Mr. Moore worked constructing Liberty Ships in the Wilmington Shipyard during the World War II era. In the 1930's, he farmed and owned his own trucking company, whereby he transported his goods to the northern markets. He moved to the Andrews area in 1946. There, he purchased and worked a farm, dealt in automotive sales, and owned and operated a convenience store until retirement. He also developed property, including the Kent Place Mobile Home Park.

Mr. Moore was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Katie F. Moore; one son, Donnie Moore and his wife, Barbara, of Andrews; three daughters, Myrtle Wiggins and her husband, Clyde, Joyce Blake and Teresa Moore, all of Andrews; one stepson, Willard Fenegan of Winston-Salem; one stepdaughter, Mitzi Kepley of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Helen Sammons of Wilmington and Annette Moore of Palmetto, Florida; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruby Rogers Moore; a son, Eugene B. Moore Jr.; two sisters; and eight brothers.

The family will receive friends 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2007, at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2007, at Bethel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bruce Adams and the Rev. Robert Eubanks officiating. Burial, directed by Graham Funeral Home, will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.

Please sign an online guest book and send condolences at www.grahamfuneralhome.org or MyrtleBeachOnline.com.

Memorials may be made to Tidelands Hospice, 2591 North Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440 or Bethel United Methodist Church, Kent Road, Andrews, SC 29510.

Graham Funeral Home is serving the family.