The last sad rites for Mrs. Gabe Moore, 72, were held last Thursday afternoon in the family home at Center Point. A large crowd of friends of the family from all over the Hill Country were in attendance at the funeral and at the home. The funeral bier was massed with lovely flowers, tokens of love, and sympathy from hundreds of friends.
Born Anne McGaughey, in Falls County, Texas on June 5, 1864, at the age of 12 she moved with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John McGaughey to Center Point, when that town, in 1875 was made up of a few dwellings and a frontier trading post.
She was married to Gabe R. Moore of Center Point, a member of another Kerr County pioneer family and in 1934 they celebrated fifty years of marriage. Since early childhood, she was a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was active in its works as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Moore had been suffering from a heart affliction for several weeks, her husband and children were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs. Moore's chief interest in life was her children and her home, which was widely known for its hospitality.
Survivors include her husband, three sons, Harry V. Moore and George L. Moore of Center Point, S.E. Moore of Tampico, Mexico; two daughters, Mrs. H.A. Rankin and Mrs. Ralph White of Center Point; and seven grandchildren. She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. J.R. New, Tulia; Mrs. A.M. Hoover, San Antonio; Mrs. J.S. Steadman, Mathis, and Mrs. R.J. Lange, Center Point.
Pallbearers were Bart Moore, Jr., San Antonio; W.G. Garrett, Jr., Kerrville; W.B. Leigh, George Sellers, Will Rishworth and S.G. Elroy of Center Point.
Born Anne McGaughey, in Falls County, Texas on June 5, 1864, at the age of 12 she moved with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John McGaughey to Center Point, when that town, in 1875 was made up of a few dwellings and a frontier trading post.
She was married to Gabe R. Moore of Center Point, a member of another Kerr County pioneer family and in 1934 they celebrated fifty years of marriage. Since early childhood, she was a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was active in its works as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Moore had been suffering from a heart affliction for several weeks, her husband and children were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs. Moore's chief interest in life was her children and her home, which was widely known for its hospitality.
Survivors include her husband, three sons, Harry V. Moore and George L. Moore of Center Point, S.E. Moore of Tampico, Mexico; two daughters, Mrs. H.A. Rankin and Mrs. Ralph White of Center Point; and seven grandchildren. She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. J.R. New, Tulia; Mrs. A.M. Hoover, San Antonio; Mrs. J.S. Steadman, Mathis, and Mrs. R.J. Lange, Center Point.
Pallbearers were Bart Moore, Jr., San Antonio; W.G. Garrett, Jr., Kerrville; W.B. Leigh, George Sellers, Will Rishworth and S.G. Elroy of Center Point.
The last sad rites for Mrs. Gabe Moore, 72, were held last Thursday afternoon in the family home at Center Point. A large crowd of friends of the family from all over the Hill Country were in attendance at the funeral and at the home. The funeral bier was massed with lovely flowers, tokens of love, and sympathy from hundreds of friends.
Born Anne McGaughey, in Falls County, Texas on June 5, 1864, at the age of 12 she moved with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John McGaughey to Center Point, when that town, in 1875 was made up of a few dwellings and a frontier trading post.
She was married to Gabe R. Moore of Center Point, a member of another Kerr County pioneer family and in 1934 they celebrated fifty years of marriage. Since early childhood, she was a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was active in its works as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Moore had been suffering from a heart affliction for several weeks, her husband and children were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs. Moore's chief interest in life was her children and her home, which was widely known for its hospitality.
Survivors include her husband, three sons, Harry V. Moore and George L. Moore of Center Point, S.E. Moore of Tampico, Mexico; two daughters, Mrs. H.A. Rankin and Mrs. Ralph White of Center Point; and seven grandchildren. She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. J.R. New, Tulia; Mrs. A.M. Hoover, San Antonio; Mrs. J.S. Steadman, Mathis, and Mrs. R.J. Lange, Center Point.
Pallbearers were Bart Moore, Jr., San Antonio; W.G. Garrett, Jr., Kerrville; W.B. Leigh, George Sellers, Will Rishworth and S.G. Elroy of Center Point.
Born Anne McGaughey, in Falls County, Texas on June 5, 1864, at the age of 12 she moved with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John McGaughey to Center Point, when that town, in 1875 was made up of a few dwellings and a frontier trading post.
She was married to Gabe R. Moore of Center Point, a member of another Kerr County pioneer family and in 1934 they celebrated fifty years of marriage. Since early childhood, she was a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was active in its works as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Moore had been suffering from a heart affliction for several weeks, her husband and children were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs. Moore's chief interest in life was her children and her home, which was widely known for its hospitality.
Survivors include her husband, three sons, Harry V. Moore and George L. Moore of Center Point, S.E. Moore of Tampico, Mexico; two daughters, Mrs. H.A. Rankin and Mrs. Ralph White of Center Point; and seven grandchildren. She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. J.R. New, Tulia; Mrs. A.M. Hoover, San Antonio; Mrs. J.S. Steadman, Mathis, and Mrs. R.J. Lange, Center Point.
Pallbearers were Bart Moore, Jr., San Antonio; W.G. Garrett, Jr., Kerrville; W.B. Leigh, George Sellers, Will Rishworth and S.G. Elroy of Center Point.
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1864 - 1936
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