Frank & Bright Funeral Home

Marva Mae Moore

Aug 9th, 1928 - Apr 9th, 2018

Marva Mae Moore, age 89, of Flora, Illinois, formerly of Xenia, passed away Monday afternoon, April 9, 2018, at Heritage Woods in Flora.

Marva Mae was born August 9, 1928, in Xenia, the daughter of Owen O. and Edna (Burkett) Miller. She married F. Roy Moore on September 28, 1946, in Xenia, and together they shared 46 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on October 2, 1992.

Marva Mae was a homemaker, worked briefly at Brown Shoe Company, and was a longtime member of Brush Creek Community of Christ. She enjoyed taking care of the outdoors and spending time with her flowers and gardening. She was also a bird lover and kept an eye out on the Purple Martin houses as well as feeding and watching the many birds that spent time at her feeders. Marva Mae was truly a kind and supportive wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

She is survived by her daughter: Nikki and husband Roger Martin of Murphysboro; her son: Kevin and wife Susan (Cook) Moore of Xenia; her grandchildren: Stassi Hardage and husband Stacy, Shawn Buckley and wife Teri and their children Emily and John, Stephanie Fox and husband Stephen and their children Madeline, Charlie and Natalie, Tyler Moore and wife Helen and their children Lucy, William and Audrey, Michael Moore and wife Kaci and their daughter Nora, Sarah Pearce and husband Derek and their children Greyson and Fiona, and Elizabeth Moore and her fiancé Paul Henderson; and a step-sister: Wanda Eastin and husband Russell of Flora.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother: Lavarre “Billy” Miller; step-father: Lewis DeSelms; and two step-sisters: Geraldine Clements and Darlene Pierce.

A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Brush Creek Community of Christ. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at the church. Memorial donations may be given to Brush Creek Community of Christ or Clay County Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral home. To share a condolence or memory visit www.frankandbright.com.