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DATE: THURSDAY, September 23, 1993                   TAG: 9309230276
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: TAZEWELL                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT MOORE, RHEA F. JR.

MOORE, Rhea F. Jr., 68, of Tazewell, died Tuesday, September 21, 1993, in a Charlottesville hospital. Born in North Tazewell, he was the son of the late Rhea F. and Launah Ireson Moore. He was a member of Tazewell Presbyterian Church where he served as Elder and was a past clerk of the session. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and State University and served on the University's Board of Visitors. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II and was a member of V.F.W. Post #7136 and American Legion Post #133. He was active in the Democratic Party and served as clerk of the Circuit Court for Tazewell County for 31 years. He was past President of the Virginia Clerks Association and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Tazewell Community Hospital. He was a member of the Tazewell Masonic Lodge #62 A.F. & A.M., the Clinch Valley Commandery #20, the O'Keeffe Royal Arch Chapter #26, the Kazim Temple of the Shriners and was a member of the Tazewell Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Branham Moore; daughter, Melissa Sutherland of Madison Heights; son, Rhea Walden Moore of New Haven, Conn; grandchildren, Jenny and Molly Sutherland. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at the Tazewell Presbyterian Church with the Dr. James B. Hollenhead officiating. Burial will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery in Tazewell. Friends may call at Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 1993. Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Children's Home of the Highlands, P.O. Box 545, Wytheville, VA 24382, or to the Memorial Fund of Tazewell Presbyterian Church. 


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