Joe Moon

MOON, Joe, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the age of 66. Joe was born in Tullahoma to the late Ira E. and Lavelia Smith Moon. He was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, where he majored in Recreation and Leisure Administration. Joe started working with the Tullahoma city government on Feb. 24, 1975 as a Recreation Center Supervisor and was promoted to Parks and Recreation Director in March 1988, serving until he stepped down in June 2000. He retired on March 2, 2015 as the Recreation Superintendent and started working part time the next day at CD Stamps Community Center. He was a member of First Christian Church in Tullahoma and was an avid Alabama fan (Roll Tide!). In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his grandparents, MB and Lelia Smith. He is survived by his sister, Brenda Moon of Tullahoma and many loving and dear friends. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3 p.m. in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Murdock officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jerry Mathis, Kurt Glick, J.P. Kraft, Terry Pockrus, Mikey Anderson and Jeff Lester. Employees of the City of Tullahoma's Parks and Recreation will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Following the burial, all are invited to London's Sports Bar in Tullahoma for a celebration of Joe's life. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Joe Moon Scholarship Fund, which will benefit MTSU students majoring in Recreation. Checks may be made to the ""MTSU Foundation"", with ""Joe Moon Scholarship"" denoted in the subject line; and mailed to the City of Tullahoma, Attn: Joe Moon Scholarship, PO Box: 807, Tullahoma, TN 37388. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.