Gladys Brown Moore, age 89, a 58-year resident of Ruston, Louisiana, died in the Homer Memorial Hospital on April 5, 2007, following a long illness. Born in Huron, SD, Gladys lost her mother to the ravages of tuberculosis when she was just two years old. The family had moved to Southern California hoping for a cure, and, after her mother's death, she and her two older sisters remained in Los Angeles in a Catholic orphanage until 1921, when their father was able to bring them back home to Huron. Her father, a garage owner and avid sportsman, never remarried. Gladys graduated with honors from Huron High School, and had hopes of being a professional Girl Scout leader. She had attained the highest rank possible for a Girl Scout.
Gladys attended Huron College, where, as a student and a lab assistant, she met her future husband, Dr. John Adam Moore, a professor of Botany. Their summer honeymoon took place at Yellowstone National Park, where "Adam" had a summer job as a ranger naturalist. One of his co-workers that summer was a 23 year-old Yale University student, also a ranger, by the name of Gerald R. Ford, who later became the 38th US President.
Two moves to jobs at different universities occurred, with a daughter and a son born while they lived in Wayne, Neb. In 1947, the Moore family made its final move to Ruston, where Adam Moore was a professor of Botany. The family was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Ruston, where Adam was in the Choir and he served as a Deacon. Gladys was the Den Mother for a Cub Scout Pack which included each of her three youngest sons, and saw her youngest son through to the rank of Eagle Scout.
When her husband had a stroke, Gladys went to work to feed the family, and when he died two years later, she went back to school to earn her bachelor and masters degrees, working all the while. She was a speech therapist in the Bienville and Lincoln Parish school systems, and then joined the faculty in the Speech Department at Louisiana Tech University, where she later achieved the rank of Associate Professor.
Gladys sent two of her sons to Vietnam, and welcomed their safe return from the war. She provided monetary and moral support to her youngest son while he attained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She always sent cards and birthday greetings to church members from her new church home, the John Knox Presbyterian Church in Ruston, and made sure that her children, their spouses, and her grandchildren received birthday and Christmas presents, and a loving home to return to during the holidays.
Gladys retired after 16 years of service at Louisiana Tech, but continued to "consult" for about two more years with the Speech Department, overseeing graduate student practical training. During her retirement, she was able to visit Europe with her older sister, and spent time visiting her children and their families. She was very active in the Ruston Community Theater, having starring and supporting roles in a number of productions. She had the theater in her blood since high school, and acting brought her tremendous satisfaction and joy.
Gladys B. Moore was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie Brown Meyer (1944) and Camden Meyer (1998); by her husband, John Adam Moore (1962); by her sister Mildred Brown Richards (2005), and her son John Adam Moore, Jr. (2006). Gladys is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Moore Hesson and Edward Hesson of Houston, Texas; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert B. Moore and Twyla Lee Moore of Minden; her son and daughter-in-law, J. Henry Moore and Rose Folkert Moore of Sentani, West Papua, Indonesia; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. David M. Moore and Paula L. Jeansonne of Blacksburg, Va.; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Ipson Moore of Waco, Texas; ten nieces and nephews, Tom Richards, Mary Ellen Richards Broome, Bonnie Richards McCloud, Christine Moore Kidder, Patricia Moore Wilson, Catharine Moore, Edward "Ned" Moore, Linda Moore Hagen, Joe Moore, and Gary Camden Meyer; nine grandchildren, Laurel Moore Smith, Adam C. Moore, Malia Moore, Kevin Moore, Dr. Mary Esther Rocha Lethcoe, Richard G. Moore, Geoffrey Moore, Colin Jeansonne-Moore, and Ezekial (Zeke) Jeansonne-Moore; eight great-grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Kirsten Smith, Spencer Smith, Nathan Smith, Jesse Smith, Bryce Smith, Zachary Moore, and Catharine Isabella Lethcoe; and countless thousands of other people whose lives she touched as an educator, therapist, church member, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, community member, and good Samaritan.
Gladys attended Huron College, where, as a student and a lab assistant, she met her future husband, Dr. John Adam Moore, a professor of Botany. Their summer honeymoon took place at Yellowstone National Park, where "Adam" had a summer job as a ranger naturalist. One of his co-workers that summer was a 23 year-old Yale University student, also a ranger, by the name of Gerald R. Ford, who later became the 38th US President.
Two moves to jobs at different universities occurred, with a daughter and a son born while they lived in Wayne, Neb. In 1947, the Moore family made its final move to Ruston, where Adam Moore was a professor of Botany. The family was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Ruston, where Adam was in the Choir and he served as a Deacon. Gladys was the Den Mother for a Cub Scout Pack which included each of her three youngest sons, and saw her youngest son through to the rank of Eagle Scout.
When her husband had a stroke, Gladys went to work to feed the family, and when he died two years later, she went back to school to earn her bachelor and masters degrees, working all the while. She was a speech therapist in the Bienville and Lincoln Parish school systems, and then joined the faculty in the Speech Department at Louisiana Tech University, where she later achieved the rank of Associate Professor.
Gladys sent two of her sons to Vietnam, and welcomed their safe return from the war. She provided monetary and moral support to her youngest son while he attained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She always sent cards and birthday greetings to church members from her new church home, the John Knox Presbyterian Church in Ruston, and made sure that her children, their spouses, and her grandchildren received birthday and Christmas presents, and a loving home to return to during the holidays.
Gladys retired after 16 years of service at Louisiana Tech, but continued to "consult" for about two more years with the Speech Department, overseeing graduate student practical training. During her retirement, she was able to visit Europe with her older sister, and spent time visiting her children and their families. She was very active in the Ruston Community Theater, having starring and supporting roles in a number of productions. She had the theater in her blood since high school, and acting brought her tremendous satisfaction and joy.
Gladys B. Moore was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie Brown Meyer (1944) and Camden Meyer (1998); by her husband, John Adam Moore (1962); by her sister Mildred Brown Richards (2005), and her son John Adam Moore, Jr. (2006). Gladys is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Moore Hesson and Edward Hesson of Houston, Texas; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert B. Moore and Twyla Lee Moore of Minden; her son and daughter-in-law, J. Henry Moore and Rose Folkert Moore of Sentani, West Papua, Indonesia; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. David M. Moore and Paula L. Jeansonne of Blacksburg, Va.; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Ipson Moore of Waco, Texas; ten nieces and nephews, Tom Richards, Mary Ellen Richards Broome, Bonnie Richards McCloud, Christine Moore Kidder, Patricia Moore Wilson, Catharine Moore, Edward "Ned" Moore, Linda Moore Hagen, Joe Moore, and Gary Camden Meyer; nine grandchildren, Laurel Moore Smith, Adam C. Moore, Malia Moore, Kevin Moore, Dr. Mary Esther Rocha Lethcoe, Richard G. Moore, Geoffrey Moore, Colin Jeansonne-Moore, and Ezekial (Zeke) Jeansonne-Moore; eight great-grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Kirsten Smith, Spencer Smith, Nathan Smith, Jesse Smith, Bryce Smith, Zachary Moore, and Catharine Isabella Lethcoe; and countless thousands of other people whose lives she touched as an educator, therapist, church member, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, community member, and good Samaritan.
Gladys Brown Moore, age 89, a 58-year resident of Ruston, Louisiana, died in the Homer Memorial Hospital on April 5, 2007, following a long illness. Born in Huron, SD, Gladys lost her mother to the ravages of tuberculosis when she was just two years old. The family had moved to Southern California hoping for a cure, and, after her mother's death, she and her two older sisters remained in Los Angeles in a Catholic orphanage until 1921, when their father was able to bring them back home to Huron. Her father, a garage owner and avid sportsman, never remarried. Gladys graduated with honors from Huron High School, and had hopes of being a professional Girl Scout leader. She had attained the highest rank possible for a Girl Scout.
Gladys attended Huron College, where, as a student and a lab assistant, she met her future husband, Dr. John Adam Moore, a professor of Botany. Their summer honeymoon took place at Yellowstone National Park, where "Adam" had a summer job as a ranger naturalist. One of his co-workers that summer was a 23 year-old Yale University student, also a ranger, by the name of Gerald R. Ford, who later became the 38th US President.
Two moves to jobs at different universities occurred, with a daughter and a son born while they lived in Wayne, Neb. In 1947, the Moore family made its final move to Ruston, where Adam Moore was a professor of Botany. The family was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Ruston, where Adam was in the Choir and he served as a Deacon. Gladys was the Den Mother for a Cub Scout Pack which included each of her three youngest sons, and saw her youngest son through to the rank of Eagle Scout.
When her husband had a stroke, Gladys went to work to feed the family, and when he died two years later, she went back to school to earn her bachelor and masters degrees, working all the while. She was a speech therapist in the Bienville and Lincoln Parish school systems, and then joined the faculty in the Speech Department at Louisiana Tech University, where she later achieved the rank of Associate Professor.
Gladys sent two of her sons to Vietnam, and welcomed their safe return from the war. She provided monetary and moral support to her youngest son while he attained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She always sent cards and birthday greetings to church members from her new church home, the John Knox Presbyterian Church in Ruston, and made sure that her children, their spouses, and her grandchildren received birthday and Christmas presents, and a loving home to return to during the holidays.
Gladys retired after 16 years of service at Louisiana Tech, but continued to "consult" for about two more years with the Speech Department, overseeing graduate student practical training. During her retirement, she was able to visit Europe with her older sister, and spent time visiting her children and their families. She was very active in the Ruston Community Theater, having starring and supporting roles in a number of productions. She had the theater in her blood since high school, and acting brought her tremendous satisfaction and joy.
Gladys B. Moore was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie Brown Meyer (1944) and Camden Meyer (1998); by her husband, John Adam Moore (1962); by her sister Mildred Brown Richards (2005), and her son John Adam Moore, Jr. (2006). Gladys is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Moore Hesson and Edward Hesson of Houston, Texas; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert B. Moore and Twyla Lee Moore of Minden; her son and daughter-in-law, J. Henry Moore and Rose Folkert Moore of Sentani, West Papua, Indonesia; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. David M. Moore and Paula L. Jeansonne of Blacksburg, Va.; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Ipson Moore of Waco, Texas; ten nieces and nephews, Tom Richards, Mary Ellen Richards Broome, Bonnie Richards McCloud, Christine Moore Kidder, Patricia Moore Wilson, Catharine Moore, Edward "Ned" Moore, Linda Moore Hagen, Joe Moore, and Gary Camden Meyer; nine grandchildren, Laurel Moore Smith, Adam C. Moore, Malia Moore, Kevin Moore, Dr. Mary Esther Rocha Lethcoe, Richard G. Moore, Geoffrey Moore, Colin Jeansonne-Moore, and Ezekial (Zeke) Jeansonne-Moore; eight great-grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Kirsten Smith, Spencer Smith, Nathan Smith, Jesse Smith, Bryce Smith, Zachary Moore, and Catharine Isabella Lethcoe; and countless thousands of other people whose lives she touched as an educator, therapist, church member, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, community member, and good Samaritan.
Gladys attended Huron College, where, as a student and a lab assistant, she met her future husband, Dr. John Adam Moore, a professor of Botany. Their summer honeymoon took place at Yellowstone National Park, where "Adam" had a summer job as a ranger naturalist. One of his co-workers that summer was a 23 year-old Yale University student, also a ranger, by the name of Gerald R. Ford, who later became the 38th US President.
Two moves to jobs at different universities occurred, with a daughter and a son born while they lived in Wayne, Neb. In 1947, the Moore family made its final move to Ruston, where Adam Moore was a professor of Botany. The family was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Ruston, where Adam was in the Choir and he served as a Deacon. Gladys was the Den Mother for a Cub Scout Pack which included each of her three youngest sons, and saw her youngest son through to the rank of Eagle Scout.
When her husband had a stroke, Gladys went to work to feed the family, and when he died two years later, she went back to school to earn her bachelor and masters degrees, working all the while. She was a speech therapist in the Bienville and Lincoln Parish school systems, and then joined the faculty in the Speech Department at Louisiana Tech University, where she later achieved the rank of Associate Professor.
Gladys sent two of her sons to Vietnam, and welcomed their safe return from the war. She provided monetary and moral support to her youngest son while he attained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She always sent cards and birthday greetings to church members from her new church home, the John Knox Presbyterian Church in Ruston, and made sure that her children, their spouses, and her grandchildren received birthday and Christmas presents, and a loving home to return to during the holidays.
Gladys retired after 16 years of service at Louisiana Tech, but continued to "consult" for about two more years with the Speech Department, overseeing graduate student practical training. During her retirement, she was able to visit Europe with her older sister, and spent time visiting her children and their families. She was very active in the Ruston Community Theater, having starring and supporting roles in a number of productions. She had the theater in her blood since high school, and acting brought her tremendous satisfaction and joy.
Gladys B. Moore was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie Brown Meyer (1944) and Camden Meyer (1998); by her husband, John Adam Moore (1962); by her sister Mildred Brown Richards (2005), and her son John Adam Moore, Jr. (2006). Gladys is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Moore Hesson and Edward Hesson of Houston, Texas; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert B. Moore and Twyla Lee Moore of Minden; her son and daughter-in-law, J. Henry Moore and Rose Folkert Moore of Sentani, West Papua, Indonesia; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. David M. Moore and Paula L. Jeansonne of Blacksburg, Va.; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Ipson Moore of Waco, Texas; ten nieces and nephews, Tom Richards, Mary Ellen Richards Broome, Bonnie Richards McCloud, Christine Moore Kidder, Patricia Moore Wilson, Catharine Moore, Edward "Ned" Moore, Linda Moore Hagen, Joe Moore, and Gary Camden Meyer; nine grandchildren, Laurel Moore Smith, Adam C. Moore, Malia Moore, Kevin Moore, Dr. Mary Esther Rocha Lethcoe, Richard G. Moore, Geoffrey Moore, Colin Jeansonne-Moore, and Ezekial (Zeke) Jeansonne-Moore; eight great-grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Kirsten Smith, Spencer Smith, Nathan Smith, Jesse Smith, Bryce Smith, Zachary Moore, and Catharine Isabella Lethcoe; and countless thousands of other people whose lives she touched as an educator, therapist, church member, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, community member, and good Samaritan.
