Age 83, Lawton - Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday at First Baptist West with Rev. Jamie Powell, Pastor, and Rev. Loyd Ashenfelter, Pastor, Salem Missionary Baptist Church, officiating. Sergeant Major Moore died Thursday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born on February 26, 1924 in Monkstown, Texas to James Thomas and Callie (Whisenant) Moore. He married Edith Coppenbarger in Lawton on July 10, 1948. Mr. Moore joined the United States Army in 1943 and retired as a Sgt. Major in 1965. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, European Campaign Ribbons, and the United Nations Campaign Ribbon. He served two tours of duty in Korea, was stationed in Japan, Germany, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Ft. Benning, Georgia, and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Upon retiring from the military, Mr. Moore worked civil service at Ft. Sill beginning in 1966 until his retirement in 1989. He received the Commander's Civil Service Award. He was a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He has also been a song director and Sunday School teacher. Mr. Moore also coached little league baseball and basketball at Taft Elementary. Along with his wife, Mr. Moore was active in the Lawton Craft, Art, and Hobby Association. He was known in particular for his woodcraft skills. Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda Whitworth and Trevor of Lawton; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael Roy Moore and Sylvia of Lawton; four grandchildren, Cory and Adam Whitworth, both of Norman, Scott Moore of Oklahoma City, and Stephanie Vaughn and her husband, Bo, of Oklahoma City; a great grandson, Aidan Jaxon Vaughn of Oklahoma City; a brother and sister-in-law, Alvey Joe Moore and Dorothy of Monroe, Connecticut; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Floyd, Carl and Otis Moore, and a sister, Helen Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alzheimer's Association, 5400 Grand Blvd., Suite 255, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112.