Linda Joyce Kelly Moore|
Linda Joyce Kelly in 1961
Linda Joyce Kelly was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Wilson, North Carolina, and died March 3, 2012, in Raleigh. She married Henry McDonald Moore on May 20, 1977, in Raleigh.
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| Linda's child with Henry McDonald Moore |
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| Kristy Moore Martel |
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Linda Joyce Kelly Moore, daughter of Jerome and Mildred Ruth Stancil Kelly, was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Wilson, North Carolina. She is the granddaughter of Lonnie and Susan Pearl Renfrow Stancil.
She was the fourth child in a family of six children. Linda was the second daughter of three girls. Linda was just 2 when her dad entered the Army.
Linda graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in 1961, Raleigh. Linda had an interest in business classes. Linda enlisted in the Marine Corps on July 7, 1961. After basic training she was sent to the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., as a clerk typist. While still in the Marines, she took a shorthand class at East Carolina University in Greenville. Linda received an honorable discharge on July 6, 1964.
Linda worked for the North Carolina Forestry Service in Raleigh for 28 years. By combining her 28 years with four years of military service, she was able to retire in 1993.
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Linda met Henry McDonald Moore in 1976. He was a cook in the Army. They were married by a Raleigh Justice of the Peace on May 20, 1977. Daughter Kristy Lee was born in 1979.
Linda and Henry were members of the Mid-Way Baptist Church and later moved their membership to Calvary Baptist Church.
Linda, Henry and daughter Kristy took a memorable family vacation to Disneyworld. Linda and Henry selected the Bahamas for a special couple’s trip.
Henry did the majority of the everyday cooking, but on Thanksgiving, Linda was the chef, creating family favorites for the delicious feast. Family gatherings included an annual birthday cookout after granddaughter, Hannah Marie, was born in July 1999. Linda loved being grandma to Hannah and her younger brother, Ty.
Linda and her good friend Cecilia made annual trips to the Carolina beaches. Her favorite was Carolina Beach.
Linda was an avid reader, reading both romantic novels and murder mysteries. Favorite TV shows included "Matlock" and "Murder, She Wrote."
After Linda retired, she had time to explore thrift shops and seek out bargains. She also liked to go to dinner with family and friends at K & S Cafeteria and Red Lobster.
Linda had a soft spot in her heart for tiny teacup size poodles. She had teacup poodles before she married Henry and had many over the years. Her last one was Powder, a cute white teacup poodle who was a constant companion. Powder, 8 at the time, went on to live with Kristy.
Linda was daughter Kristy's rock and they had a special relationship. They talked frequently. After Henry's death on June 9, 2010, Linda made sure the holidays were extra special, full of memories and love.
Linda died at 69 on March 3, 2012, at her home in Raleigh. She is buried beside Henry in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC. Linda was buried with Military Honors.
Linda was preceded in death by her husband, her sister-in-law Janie Lee Kelly and her parents Jerome Clinton Kelly and Mildred Ruth Stancil Gooch.