Elmer Moore Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Big Stone Gap, VA Elmer Moore, 93, passed away on Wednesday (January 16, 2013) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, TN. A native of Swain County, NC, he lived most of his life in Big Stone Gap. He was retired from Big Stone Gap Oil Company. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran of WWII, serving on the U. S. S. West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Johnson Moore; son, Joseph Moore; his parents, Joshua and Nellie (Jones) Moore; and two brothers, Ernest and Joseph Mitchell Moore. Surviving are his daughter, Martha Moore of Johnson City, TN; two grandchildren, Kayla Powers of Coeburn, VA and Joey Underwood of Wise, VA; nieces, Sue (Haskel) Swinney of Big Stone Gap, Lynn Castle and Jean Palmer of Palm Beach, FL, Linda Watson of Hampton, TN, Betty Davenport, Margaret Johnson and Judy Hass, all of Chattanooga, TN; nephews, Hershel Johnson and Fred Johnson, both of Big Stone Gap, and Roger Johnson of Chattanooga, TN; and cousins, Dan Moore of Wytheville, VA, Don Moore of Christiansburg, VA, Lowell Moore of Kernersville, NC, and J. C. Moore and Mary Ella Denton, both of Gadsden, AL. Friends may call from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Big Stone Gap Presbyterian Church in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary with Pastor Tony Palubicki officiating. Special music will be provided by Mrs. Virginia Meador. Military rites, by local V.F.W. and D.A.V. posts and the VA National Guard Honors Team, will follow at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. To view the obituary and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Moore family.

Elmer Moore

October 14, 1919 - January 16, 2013