Obituary of Dorothy Moore

Dorothy Cross Moore February 6, 1926 - November 12, 2015 Services for Dorothy Moore will be 11:00 am Monday, November 16, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Abernathy, TX. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at Abell Funeral Home in Abernathy, TX. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy. Mrs. Moore passed away on November 12, 2015 at her home. Dorothy Cross was born in Red River County on February 6, 1926 to Albert and Ida Cross. She was the youngest of ten children and married Martin Wayne Moore on October 2, 1946 in Clarksville, TX. She graduated from Clarksville High School in 1945 and moved to the area in 1946 and was a member of the Abernathy community for sixty years. Mrs. Moore worked for Merle Norman Cosmetics until her retirement. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Abernathy, TX and was preceded in death by her siblings and a son Dana Moore. Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband Martin Wayne Moore of Abernathy, two daughters Diana Phillips and husband Gary of Taylor, TX and Janet Wilke of Abernathy; four grandchildren, Laura Franklin of St. Louis, MO, Lance Phillips of Lovelady, TX, Kathy Oaks of Lubbock, and Kim Wilke of Abernathy; six great grandchildren Mason and Madison Phillips of Lovelady; Wesley and Katie Franklin of St. Louis, MO. and Audrey and Rylan Oaks of Lubbock and sister-in-law Christine Cross of Clarksville. Memorials may be sent to First Assembly of God Church P.O. Box 757, Abernathy, TX.