Dorothy Marian (Myers) Moore

Dorothy Marian Myers was born on January 23, 1921, in Ionia, Missouri, daughter of Mildred Thomas Myers and Curtis C. Myers. She attended Ionia School and Cole Camp High School, graduating in 1938. That summer she enrolled in what was then Central Missouri State Teachers College, taking two years off to teach seventh and eighth grades in Cole Camp. She then entered Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in music and history. After graduation she taught music for one year at Nevada High School. On January 23, 1943, she married Clarence C. Moore in Springfield, Missouri. They settled in Sedalia, later moving to Ionia, where they raised daughters Ellen and Charlotte and operated Moore's Hatchery and The Shoppers Guide for many years. In 1966 they moved to Lebanon, Missouri, where Dorothy taught vocal music at Lebanon High School. During the summers she attended graduate school, earning a Master of Arts degree in music from Central Missouri State University. In 1970 Dorothy and Clarence relocated to Waynesville, Missouri. Her school assignments there included vocal music at Wood Junior High, Army prep classes at Fort Leonard Wood, and history and government classes at Waynesville High School. After retiring from the Waynesville R-6 School District, she, along with her husband, started Moore's Greenhouse and Flower Shop, which she continued to operate after her husband's death in 1990. For twenty-one years Dorothy was also an adjunct instructor at the Fort Leonard Wood campus of Columbia College, teaching night classes in music history until the age of 88 when her health began to decline. Dorothy was a member of the Waynesville United Methodist Church, serving as organist and choir director for many years. Preceding her in death were her parents and husband. Survivors include daughters Ellen Moore of Sedalia, Missouri and Charlotte Hegg (George) of Waynesville; grandson Raymond Hicks (Laura) and children Austin and Maggie Patricia of Forney, Texas; and Mark Hegg of Kansas City, Missouri. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 in the Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert with The Rev. Dr. Keith Berry officiating. Pianist David Lawson played “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, “Evening Prayer”, “Ave Maria” and “Malaguena”. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Dorothy Moore and may be left at the funeral home.

Dorothy Marian (Myers) Moore

January 23, 1921 - March 3, 2014