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James C.

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'Jim' Moore

Aug 25, 1921 — Oct 27, 2012

Obituary

Funeral service for James C. "Jim" Moore, 91, Snyder, will be at 1:00pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Becker Funeral Home Chapel, Snyder, with Mike Suiter, Minister and Hospice Chaplain, Tipton, Oklahoma officiating. Mr. Moore died Saturday, October 27, 2012 in a Lawton nursing home. Burial with military honors will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Snyder. He was born August 25, 1921 in Utica, Oklahoma to Blake Rett and Henry Alene (Hickman) Moore. He attended rural schools in Cypress, Tomlin, Oak Grove and Pirtle, and attended high school in Blue, Oklahoma. He served in the N.Y.A., the C.C.C., and the National Guard, before serving on active duty in the US Army during WW II. He married Anne B. Hamilton on June 18, 1941 in Durant, Oklahoma. After World War II, he worked for Phillips Oil in West, Texas for several years, before returning to Oklahoma. He ran Jim Moore's Garage and Salvage in Snyder, farmed and did custom harvesting. He was and automotive mechanic specialist, and a licensed aircraft mechanic. For a while he worked for Boeing Aircraft at Altus Air Force Base, and also worked at Fort Sill for Spartan Aircraft in aircraft maintenance. He is survived by his wife Anne of the home, a son James Charles Moore of Snyder, OK, daughter Elizabeth Alene Riley and husband Donnie of Elk City, OK, two brothers, Donnie Moore of Missouri, HB Moore of California, five grandchildren, Tina and husband Gary Bolinger of Kremlin, OK, Sherri Thurston of Snyder, OK, Michelle Douglas and husband Kenneth of Faxon, OK, Dana Riley of Elk City, OK, J.D. Shaklee and wife Katrina of Edmond, OK, eight great grandchildren, Julie, Shane, Amber, Alexie, Cheyenne "Chigger", Chelsea, Cal and Kate. He is also survived by several great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Billy Joe, daughter Shirley Anne and a granddaughter Katherine Ann "Kathy". Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.

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