Verne Moore

Verne D. Moore, 73, of McPherson, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009, at The Cedars, McPherson. Verne was born on July 12, 1935, in Mounds, OK, the son of Dee Odie and Ora Alice (Reed) Moore. He graduated from Liberty High School in Mounds, OK in 1953 and attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK. In 1962, he began his 24 ? years of service to Farmers Alliance Insurance Company, working in the branch offices of Oklahoma City, Dallas, TX, and then to McPherson, KS home office where he was the Vice-President of Sales. He, then, worked for eight years as manager of Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. in Gentry, Arkansas.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM, on Monday, April 20, 2009, at the First Baptist Church, McPherson. Burial will be at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Duck Creek Cemetery in Mounds, Oklahoma. Visitation is from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Sunday, at Stockham Family Funeral Home with the family present from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Survivors include: wife, Patricia of the home; mother-in-law, Lola Mae Hopkins of the home; sons, Lynn Moore of McPherson, KS and Steven Moore and wife, Judy, of Olathe, KS; daughter, Karen Thiessen and husband, Merle, of Inman, KS; and nine grandchildren, Austin Moore of McPherson, KS, Krissy & Kevin Dechant of Hutchinson, KS, Jenny & Ryan Gentry of Overland Park, KS, Rachel & Dusty Ewing of Park City, KS; Lindsey, Abbie and Grant Moore of Olathe, KS; Seth and Jessica Thiessen of Inman, KS; nephews, Johnnie and Edward Wright of Stillwater, OK, other cousins, and a host of friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 North Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Verne Moore please visit our Sympathy Store.