Anthony "Tony" Moore (2015)

MOORE, SMITH, MARTIN

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 5/27/2020 at 08:18:22

Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
May 10, 2015

Tony resided in Pahrump, Nevada near his twin brother Andy. He died April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Mountain View Hospital under Veteran Administration care. His colon cancer of 2009 returned. Tony donated his body to Life Science. He will be laid to rest in the Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Iowa later this year.

Tony is the son of Calvin Sherman Moore, jr and Wilma Eileen Smith Moore. He was born on January 6, 1949 with his twin brother in Dexter, Iowa. He is a graduate of Dexfield High School in 1967 at Redfield, Iowa. In 1968 Tony enlisted into the Marine Corp and did one tour in Vietnam. In 1972, June 24th Tony married Tracy Martin of Pittsville, Wisconsin. He then attended the University of Iowa, graduating in 1975 with a B.S. Degree and later passed his Certified Public Accountant credentials. He was employed at Wolfe & Co. in Des Moines. Iowa and worked for other businesses in Wisconsin.

From 1991 until 2010, Tony was a successful partner in a business of manufacturing and assembly of video gaming cabinets in Tracy City, Tennessee. He lived on this rural mountain top on 5 wooded acres. He had a small pond and pasture and a wonderful metal wood shop. He enjoyed finished carpentry and the pool table and his dogs and horses. He evened canned vegetables from his garden.

Anthony Jerome Moore is survived by three sons; Aaron Moore and 2 grandsons of Lebanon, Tn; Shawn and Karla Moore and 2 grandsons of Murfreesboro, Tn; and Travis and Tessa Moore and 3 grand daughters of Manchester, Tn. Anthony also is survived by 4 brothers; Sherman and Pamela Libis-Moore of Ventura, Ca; Mickey and Pilar Moore of Miami, Fl; Andrew and Tatyana Moore of Pahrump, Nv; and Samuel Moore of Rocklin and friend Jackie Wambald.