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Funeral service for Edith Lorene Moore will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, August 11, 2016 at First Baptist West, Lawton with Bro. Harold Gaches, Pastor officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.
Edith Lorene Moore, 89, Lawton passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home in Lawton. She was born November 12, 1926 in Elmore City, Oklahoma to Johnny Elmer Coppenbarger and Myrtle Lee Turner. Edith married SGM (Retired) Roy E. Moore on July 10, 1948. He preceded her in death on January 31, 2008.
They spent their married life in Lawton; Fort Benning, Georgia; Japan; Germany; and Hawaii. She worked at Lintz Department Store, Kress's Five and Dime, and City National Bank. She also worked at the Fort Sill Credit Union for 22 years, retiring in 1989.
Edith is a member of First Baptist West. She coached girls' softball, sponsored the Pep Club, and served as PTA President at Taft Elementary. She was a volunteer test monitor for the elementary schools.
She enjoyed sewing and was an avid reader. She made bibs for the VA Center, dresses for Operation Christmas Child, and sewing projects for the community and elementary schools. Edith enjoyed making doll dresses and other crafts. She was an active member to the Lawton Crafts, Arts and Hobby Association.
She is survived by 2 children: Linda Whitworth and Trevor and Mike and Sylvia Moore both of Lawton, OK; brother-in-law: Alvey Joe Moore and Dotty of Monroe, CT; 4 grandchildren: Cory Whitworth and Sammie of Noble, OK, Stephanie Vaughn and Bo of Lawton, OK, Adam Whitworth and Meridith of Norman, OK, Scott Moore and Blaklea of Lawton, OK; great grandchildren: Aidan Vaughn, Madison Moore, Jensen Moore; several nieces and nephews.
Edith was preceded in death by parents, husband, 3 siblings: Iona Vines and husband Herbert, Doyle Coppenbarger and wife Jean, Lawanda Rogers and husband Edward.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist West Building Fund, 7302 NW Cache Road, Lawton, OK 73505.
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