Roger Moore, 81
December 28, 1942 – September 5, 2024
Tupelo – Roger Floyd Moore was born in Mexico, Missouri on December 28, 1942, one of three sons born to the late David Arnold Moore and Carolyn Bradley Moore. The Moores were farmers, and Roger, as a young man, learned strong base values working the land of which he and his family were great stewards. He attended the public schools of Audrian County, graduated from Mexico High School. He later received a B.S. Degree in Business from Northeast State College in Kirksville, MO. On May 18, 1963, he married his sweetheart of 61 years, Sandra Sue Oller. To this union was born a son, Troy Lee Moore. Roger spent his life as a warehouse manager. In 1977, he moved with his family to Tupelo where he first worked for Triangle Distributors in Tupelo. He retired as Warehouse Distribution Manager at Hunter Douglas Corporation after 23 years, being the first hired at the plant at its Tupelo location. A quiet, unassuming man with a generous heart and a kind word for everyone, Roger passed from this life at 8:03 AM on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at age 81 from Sunshine Nursing Center in Pontotoc, where he had resided over three months. A Christian man, Roger was a longtime member of The Orchard congregation in Tupelo where he enjoyed the fellowship of his friends. He loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting before his health declined and never missed an opportunity to talk “farming.”
A Memorial Service honoring his life will be held at 5 PM Monday, September 16, 2024 in the Tupelo Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors with his pastor, Rev. Will Rambo, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Holland Funeral Directors is honored to serve their friends.
Roger is survived by his wife, Susie Moore; his son, Troy Lee Moore and wife, Kathy of Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, a sister-in-law, Mary Moore; his Oller family, Dr. Judith Baker, Gayle Oller, Howard Oller and Eva Gotz. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Carolyn Moore, and two siblings, Malcolm David Moore and Robert Fulton Moore.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Orchard Church,1739 North Coley Road, Tupelo, MS 38801, or to the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society, P. O. Box 2143, Tupelo, MS 38802.
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