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Gertrude Smith Moore - Obituary
July 3, 1943 - April 26, 2022
Gertrude
Smith
Moore,
78,
of
Lewisburg,
passed
away
Tuesday,
April
26,
2022 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center of a sudden illness.
Born
July
3,
1943
at
Alderson,
she
was
a
daughter
of
the
late
Demar
and
Rosalie
Edwards
Smith.
After
the
death
of
her
mother
at
an
early
age,
she
was raised by her grandparents, Katherine and William Lowman.
Gertrude
attended
Ms.
Davis’
Elementary
School
in
Alderson
and
graduated
Alderson
High
School
in
1961.
She
was
employed
by
Kellwood
for
over
20
years,
worked
at
Kmart,
and
worked
several
restaurants
including
12
years
at
Arby’s
in
Lewisburg.
She
was
also
a
member
of
the
Greater
Emmanuel
Temple Holiness Church in Alderson.
In
addition
to
her
parents
and
grandparents,
she
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
husband,
Arthur
O’Dell
Moore,
Sr.
and
a
nephew,
Michael
Gregory.
Special
friends
that
preceded
her
in
death
are
William
Henry
Edwards
and
wife
Mary
Lou
and
Clarence
James
Edwards
and
wife
Rosa
Hopkins
and
Frankie
White;
her
Pastor Goforth.
Survivors
include
her
children,
Arthur
O’Dell
Moore,
Jr.,
Lawrence
Edward
Moore,
William
Demar
Moore
and
Samantha
Ann
Thomas,
Victor
Childress
and
Johnny
Chambers;
grandchildren,
Tre’
O’Dell
Moore
(Devin
Wooling),
Kalyssa
Rene’
Simmons
(Sheldon),McKendree
Simmons,
Breanna
Danielle
Brunty,
Derek
Eli
Brunty,
Dakota
Edward
Brunty,
Lawrence
Josiah
Moore,
Alexis
Nicole
Davis,
Lorianna
Opal
Moore,
Gabriella
Jade
Brunty,
and
Sissy
and
Jasper
Moore;
a
sister,
Shirley
Gregory
and
husband
Wallace.
A
memorial
service
will
be
3:00
PM
Saturday,
May
7,
2022
at
Rhema
Christian
Center
in
Lewisburg,
with
Pastors, Stewart Farley, Greg Scott and Ron Sherrod officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the church on Saturday.
To
send flowers
to the family or
plant a tree
in memory of Gertrude ,
please visit our floral store
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