Nancyanne "Nancy" Kerby Moore, 89, passed peacefully at home, January 16, 2026 under the loving care of her family.
She was born on October 25, 1936 in
Stillwater, Oklahoma. She moved with her family to Wichita as a young girl. In 1958, she married her high school sweetheart, John E. Moore, on April 5, 1958. They were married 56 years when he passed away in 2014. Nancy was also preceded in death by parents, Loren Wilmott Lewis and Dorothea Kerby Lewis; and sister, Lorna Shaylene "Shay" Gibbs.
Nancy lived creatively as an artist, seamstress, and florist. She was a florist many years at Mueller Flowers, Safeway, Food Barn, and Dillons. Nancy is fondly remembered for having a lovely and welcoming home, hosting wonderful family holidays, joyful family and friends' celebrations, and cooking all sorts of delicious meals. She was a great Mom and Gammie. Nancy and John enjoyed traveling near and far, especially during retirement with friends, family, and as a couple. Nancy was a spectator of many sports and avidly cheered for the Chiefs.
Survivors include her children, Jennifer Moore of Lawrence, Kansas, Andrea Moore of
Wichita, Kansas, Brent (Mia) Moore of
Wichita, Kansas; grandchildren, Taryn Moore (Jeremiah) of
Wichita, Kansas, Reece (Hannah) Sloyer of Kernersville, North Carolina, Lauren (Emerson) Ziehr of Mason, Wisconsin, and Kerby (Nick) Webb of Columbia, Missouri.
Visitation with family and friends will be from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Downing and Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church, followed immediately with interment at Rushing Cemetery near Dover, Arkansas.
Memorials have been established with: Phoenix Home Care & Hospice, 3450 N. Rock Rd., Bldg. 200, Ste. 213,
Wichita, KS 67226; In Time of Need Foundation, Attn. Finance Department, PO Box 8960, Springfield, MO 65801.
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