Established 1948 Greta Denell Moore 20 August 1936 - 20 November 2020 C. Ray Moore 16 January 1934 - 11 October 2015 PFC US Army Sherman - Cleatis Ray Moore, 81, of Sherman, passed from this life Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Denison Manor Nursing and Rehab Center in Denison. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, October 14, 2015 at Dannel Funeral Chapel. Larry Owens, former chaplain for the Sherman Fire Department officiated. Interment with Masonic Rites, followed immediately afterward in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Moore was born January 16, 1934 in Paris, Texas, son of Willie and Ellee Jernigan Moore. As a young man, he served his country proudly in the United States Army. In 1966, he married Greta Cummings in Paris, Texas. Mr. Moore was a Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of the Travis Street Lodge #117 in Sherman. He was a Baptist. Baseball was always a favorite sport with Mr. Moore. He coached Little League teams, and loved watching baseball, from the Grayson County Vikings to the Texas Rangers. He was also quite talented in woodworking and crafts. Mr. Moore was a firefighter, retiring from the Sherman Fire Department with over 25 years of service. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Billy, Wendell, and Archie; and sisters, Ruth, Joyce and Dorothy. Survivors include his wife of 50 years; children: Robert Cummings of Sherman; Ronald Cummings and wife, Debbie, of Sherman; Derrell Cummings of Southmayd; and Lisa Key of Paris, Texas; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers was the Honor Guard of the Sherman Fire Department. Arrangements were unde the direction of Dannel Funeral Home. Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |