Jerry O. Moore, 75, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was the son of the late Leonard O. Moore (Bill) and Lillie Cartee Moore. Surviving him are his wife, Suzanne McCown Moore; his daughter, Andrea M. Bach, and her husband, Bruce, of Fort Myers, Florida; two granddaughters, Claire and Kate Bach; father-in-law, Edward J. McCown; brother-in-law, Jack McCown and his wife, Donna, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; nephew, Christopher McCown of Birmingham, Alabama; and niece, Ellen Spann and her husband, J.T., of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Jerry was a graduate of Anderson Boys’ High School class of 1955 and Springfield College in Massachusetts. After thirty-one years of teaching and coaching, he retired in 1997 from Anderson School District 3. For twenty–four years, Coach Moore was the boys’ physical education teacher at Starr-Iva Middle School where he coached boys’ basketball and football. He was a basketball referee in church leagues and with the Anderson Recreation Center as long as his health permitted. For several summers, he was co-manager of The Elks Club pool and later co-managed Cobb’s Glenn Country Club pool and summer day camps.
Jerry fought a courageous battle during his extended illness and will be greatly missed. The family would like to express their appreciation to Hospice of the Upstate and Nephrology and Internal Medicine of Anderson, who provided superb care.
The funeral service will be held at 4 pm, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home with Reverend Josh Hunt and Chaplain Kevin Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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