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Leora Sophia <I>Byrum</I> Moore

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Leora Sophia Byrum Moore

Birth
Dudley, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Mar 1986 (aged 96)
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Leora (Byrum) McElroy Moore, daughter of, George Washington and Minerva Jane (Cramblit) Byrum.

Leora Byrum siblings are:

Joseph Spencer Byrum b. 1888
Sarah Elizabeth Byrum b. 1891
John Leslie Byrum b. 1893
Marshall William Byrum b. 1891
Ruth Byrum b. 1902

Leora McElroy Moore, 96 of Ottumwa died at 1: 40 p.m. March 1, 1986, at Ridgewood Care Center. She was born September 18, 1889 in Wapello County to George and Minerva Cramblit Byrum. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Leora Sophia McElroy married Carl McElroy in 1908 in Wapello County. He died Feb. 5, 1937.

Leora Sophia (Byrum) McElroy married Ralph Moore on Dec. 1, 1960. He died July 18, 1978.

She is survived by a son, Bill McElroy of Ottumwa; four daughters, Vera Erickson and Marjorie Myers of Pharr, Texas, Betty Speyrer of Lafayette, LA., and Carolyn Furlong of Coral Gables, Fla., 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Bessie Miller of Kansas City.

She is preceded in death by a daughter, Kay Whitaker.

The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Robertson-Jay Funeral Home, the Rev. Lary Garrett of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.

The familly will be at the funeral home from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Memorials to Gideons International may be left at the funeral home.

Family Information contributed by family member:

Yvette E. (Byrum) Aune

Family Photo contributed by Willard Whitaker and
Michele R. Ball.
Leora (Byrum) McElroy Moore, daughter of, George Washington and Minerva Jane (Cramblit) Byrum.

Leora Byrum siblings are:

Joseph Spencer Byrum b. 1888
Sarah Elizabeth Byrum b. 1891
John Leslie Byrum b. 1893
Marshall William Byrum b. 1891
Ruth Byrum b. 1902

Leora McElroy Moore, 96 of Ottumwa died at 1: 40 p.m. March 1, 1986, at Ridgewood Care Center. She was born September 18, 1889 in Wapello County to George and Minerva Cramblit Byrum. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Leora Sophia McElroy married Carl McElroy in 1908 in Wapello County. He died Feb. 5, 1937.

Leora Sophia (Byrum) McElroy married Ralph Moore on Dec. 1, 1960. He died July 18, 1978.

She is survived by a son, Bill McElroy of Ottumwa; four daughters, Vera Erickson and Marjorie Myers of Pharr, Texas, Betty Speyrer of Lafayette, LA., and Carolyn Furlong of Coral Gables, Fla., 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Bessie Miller of Kansas City.

She is preceded in death by a daughter, Kay Whitaker.

The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Robertson-Jay Funeral Home, the Rev. Lary Garrett of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.

The familly will be at the funeral home from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Memorials to Gideons International may be left at the funeral home.

Family Information contributed by family member:

Yvette E. (Byrum) Aune

Family Photo contributed by Willard Whitaker and
Michele R. Ball.


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