Flora Mitchell Moore, 1875-1929

MOORE, MITCHELL

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/23/2009 at 07:24:50

Pioneer Armstrong Woman Called

Mrs. Flora MacDonald Mitchell Moore, of Armstrong, wife of William A. Moore, passed away, at her home Monday, Sept. 9, after a long illness of cancer. She had been confined to her home for 10 months. Mrs. Moore was 54 years old at the time of her death and had lived her entire life in Armstrong and community. She was born on the old Mitchell homestead, now known as the Alex Allen farm, April 21, 1875, the youngest child of James and Susan Mitchell. Her entire girlhood was spent at her birthplace and as a young woman she moved with her parents to the town of Armstrong. There on Jan. 29, 1896 she was married to William A. Moore.

Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moore, three dying in infancy, and one son William Herbert passed away March 25, 1926. Five remain to mourn her death, John J., Robert G., Mrs. Beatrice Goodge, and Mabel of Armstrong, and Mrs. Bernice Teeters of Dolliver. Besides the husband and children she leaves two brothers Andrew Mitchell of Waterloo, Robert O. Mitchell of Minneapolis, two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Burt, Sr. of Armstrong, and Mrs. J. H. Gibbs of Lansford, N. D., also seven grandchildren.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at two-thirty with Rev. Lundy and Rev. Mitchell in charge.

Contributed by: Barbara Rohde