Dan Willie

Moore

Rev. Dr. Dan Willie "D.W." Moore, age 80, a native of Leroy and a resident of Jackson, was born February 4, 1934 to the parentage of the late Joseph Moore and the late Josie Ella Jones Moore.

He accepted Christ at an early age and united with Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in the Prestwick Community of Leroy. At the age of 20, he was drafted into the United States Army, served in the Korean War, and was honorably discharged.

He was called into the ministry in 1972, and upon relocating to Cincinnati, OH, served as associate minister at New Mission Baptist Church. He was later called as pastor of Second Trinity Baptist Church in Cincinnati where he served as pastor for 10 years.

Upon returning to Jackson, AL in 1995, he was shortly thereafter called as pastor of Mt. Olive #2 Missionary Baptist Church, Jackson, AL where he served for 13 years. He united with St. Union Baptist Church of Leroy, under the leadership of Rev. Richmond Chaney.

Among the many local and state-wide groups and organizations Dr. Moore was actively involved, he was Founder and President of the "3C" Coalition, which focused on the importance of a cohesive relationship between Church, City, and the Community.

On August 17, 1955, he married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Lee Bumpers, and to this union eight children were born; two of whom preceded him in death.

In addition to his parents and two children, he was preceded in death by three brothers, David Lee Moore, Leroy Moore, and Sam Taylor Moore, and a sister, Sadie Jane Moore.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 59 years, Mary Lee Bumpers Moore of Jackson, Al; three sons, David (Rosalyn) Moore and Derrick Moore, both of Jackson, AL, and Carl Moore of Yellow Springs, OH; three daughters, Mary Ann Wise of Cincinnati, OH, Ingrid Yvonne Moore of Oakland, CA, and Freda L. Heard of Houston, TX; three sisters, Louise (Dr. Edsel) Davis of Birmingham, AL; Lucinda Roscoe, and Lula Mae Moore, both of Charlotte, NC; three brothers, Rev. Tommie (Marilyn) Moore of Leroy, AL; Joseph (Hannah) Moore, Jr., of Cincinnati, OH, and Frederick D. (Josephine) Moore of Fairfield, CA; 26 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Viewing Saturday, July 19, 2014, 12 noon until the 2pm service at Mt. Olive #2 Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Griffin Street, Jackson, AL; Dr. Stevenson E. Tullis, pastor; Rev. Quinton Kennedy, Jr., grandson of the deceased, will deliver the eulogy. Military rites will be performed at the conclusion of the service. Following burial in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in the Carson Community of Leroy, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church.

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