Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJul 9, 1908, Alamance County, North Carolina24,3, James Minot Moore
DeathJun 3, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Minot Moore
BurialJun 6, 2006, Bethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Minot Moore
OccupationRetired Tobacco Farmer3, James Minot Moore
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church3, James Minot Moore
MotherMary Frances Luna SOMERS (1880-1958)
Spouses
BirthMay 30, 190824,209
DeathJul 9, 1980, Alamance County, North Carolina24,70,3, James Minot Moore,209
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina24
OccupationHomemaker2
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church2
FatherGeorge Freeman KING (1883-1947)
MotherAda RASCOE (1886-1965)
MarriageJan 31, 1931470, James Minot Moore
ChildrenOmetia Emogene (1933-2020)
 James Thomas (1936-2021)
 Rebecca Mae (1938-2013)
MarriageJun 5, 1982, Alamance County, North Carolina270,2
No Children
Obituary Online notes for James Minot MOORE
6/5/2006

James Minot Moore

BURLINGTON — James Minot Moore , age 97, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of Leona Brown Moore who survives.

Minot was a retired tobacco farmer and member of the A-O Farmers Association. He was a former member of the Stoney Creek Church Committee and an active member of Bethlehem Christian Church where he served as a deacon for over sixty years and also a member of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class. Minot served for over seventy-five years as a Register for Morton Township. He also served on the Board of Directors for the A-O Fire Department for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Leona Brown Moore of the home; son and daughter-inlaw, Tommy and Lois Moore of Elon; daughters and son-inlaw, Emogene Wallace and Becky and Allen Hardy all of Elon; step son and daughterin-law, Don and Audrey Moore of Elon; grandchildren and spouses, Eddie and Cindy Moore , Fred and Angie Wallace, Michelle and Bryan Cobb all of Elon, Lisa and Lee Carrell of Trinity, Kenneth Hardy of Atlanta, Georgia, Rachel and John Dowdee of Wake Forest; four step grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; twelve step great grandchildren and one great great step grandchild; brothers and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Edith Moore and Carl Moore all of Burlington; sister, Frances Webster of Graham.

Minot was preceded in death by his first wife, Maggie King Moore , parents, Robert Vance and Lunna Somers Moore ; six brothers and three sisters.

The funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Dave Gilbert and Rev. Matt Smith and the interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to The Marvin Wallace Scholarship Fund, C/O Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244 or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, James Minot Moore
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