Mildred Mae Moore, age 71, of Riceville passed away at her residence in Riceville on May 10, 2002 after an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 14, at the United Methodist Church in Riceville with the Rev. Michael Carey officiating. Burial was at the Osage Cemetery in Osage, Iowa. Lindstrom Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Mildred Mae Moore was born in Sheffield, Iowa, on November 1, 1930, to Roy and Minnie Fistler Randall. The family moved to Osage, Iowa where “Milly” attended school and graduated from Osage High School in 1949. Mildred was united in marriage on July 10, 1949, to Charles Moore at the First Baptist Church in Osage. Milly was active in her church teaching Bible School, Sunday School and belonged to the First Baptist Ladies Circle.

Charles and Mildred moved to New Haven and then to a farm by Riceville. Milly worked with her husband “Chuck” farming and was a devoted mother and homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Riceville and taught Sunday School, and belonged to U.M.W. and evening circle.

Survivors include her mother, Minnie Randall of Osage; her husband Charles “Chuck” Moore of Riceville; a son, Ed Moore and his wife Luann of Riceville; one daughter, Barbara Voight and her husband Marvin of Osage; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three brothers, Ransom Randall and wife Katie of Cedar Rapids, Earl Randall and wife Jan of Waterloo, Iowa, and David Randall and wife Dorothy of Osage; four sisters, Ruth Molstad and Rose Tobin, both of Mason City, Doris Erickson and husband Dale of Minneapolis, and Bev Boehmer and husband Ed of Osage; and many nieces and nephews.

Milly was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Merle.

Source: Riceville Recorder; May 16, 2002 Page 9
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