Robert Neil Moore, 71, of Arenas Valley passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, at his home. Funeral ser- vices will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Scott Penrod officiating. Interment with Masonic rites will be in the Masonic Cemetery. There will be a reception at the First United Methodist Church after graveside services. Mr. Moore was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Kern, Colo., the son of Robert A. Moore and Effie Louise Glasgow Moore. He is survived by his children, Barbara Smith of Amarillo, Texas, Carol Poarch and her husband, Jerry, of Plainview, Texas, and Robert D. Moore and his wife, Jessica, of Albuquerque; one brother, Jerry A. Moore, and his wife, Helen, of Clayton; two sisters, Marjorie Goodwin and her husband, C.F., of York, Neb., and Ola Beckman and her husband, Paul, of Hazard, Neb.; six grand- children, Eric Hassell and his wife, Jeanine, of Hereford, Texas, Cary Piecoup and her husband, Yves, of Breckenridge, Colo., Deanna Poarch of Plainview, Ten Folkner and her husband, Eric, of Canyon, and Tami Moore and Traci Moore, both of Vega, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Tanner Hassell, Parker Hassell, Hunter Hassell, Ella Piecoup, Austin Moore and Tyler Moore; a friend and longtime companion, Mary Agnes Snyder; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents; one son, David Moore; a sister, Odell Kennedy; and one brother; Van E. Shaw. He began his working life as a truck driver in southern Colorado and New Mexico before joining the New Mexico State Police in 1954 as a highway patrol officer. Initially, assigned the Santa Rosa area, he moved on to further duties in and around Lordsburg, Gallup and Silver City, the last sparking a lifelong love affair with southwestern New Mexico. In 1959, he left the state police to pursue opportunities in Indian law enforcement, first as captain with the Navajo police in Window Rock, Ariz., and then later becoming a Bureau of Indian Affairs investigator in the same jurisdiction. He went on to serve the BIA on assignments in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Washington, D.C., before taking a post near Phoenix, which he would hold until his retirement in 1984. Mr. Moore then relocated to Arenas Valley, where he was to remain until his death. He enjoyed an active retirement, working with his tractors and recreational vehicles, participating in activities at the First Methodist Church, doing genealogical research, and being active in Hurley Masonic Lodge No. 55, where he was proud to have attained the level of past master. Pallbearers for Mr. Moore will be Raymond Bridley, Chris Eng, William Homer Young Jr., Richard Dannely, Jim Myers, and Pilo Perez. Honorary bearers will be Hector Myers, Allard Bartlett, and all his Masonic brothers. Entrusted to Bright.
Robert Neil Moore, 71, of Arenas Valley passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, at his home. Funeral ser- vices will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Scott Penrod officiating. Interment with Masonic rites will be in the Masonic Cemetery. There will be a reception at the First United Methodist Church after graveside services. Mr. Moore was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Kern, Colo., the son of Robert A. Moore and Effie Louise Glasgow Moore. He is survived by his children, Barbara Smith of Amarillo, Texas, Carol Poarch and her husband, Jerry, of Plainview, Texas, and Robert D. Moore and his wife, Jessica, of Albuquerque; one brother, Jerry A. Moore, and his wife, Helen, of Clayton; two sisters, Marjorie Goodwin and her husband, C.F., of York, Neb., and Ola Beckman and her husband, Paul, of Hazard, Neb.; six grand- children, Eric Hassell and his wife, Jeanine, of Hereford, Texas, Cary Piecoup and her husband, Yves, of Breckenridge, Colo., Deanna Poarch of Plainview, Ten Folkner and her husband, Eric, of Canyon, and Tami Moore and Traci Moore, both of Vega, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Tanner Hassell, Parker Hassell, Hunter Hassell, Ella Piecoup, Austin Moore and Tyler Moore; a friend and longtime companion, Mary Agnes Snyder; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents; one son, David Moore; a sister, Odell Kennedy; and one brother; Van E. Shaw. He began his working life as a truck driver in southern Colorado and New Mexico before joining the New Mexico State Police in 1954 as a highway patrol officer. Initially, assigned the Santa Rosa area, he moved on to further duties in and around Lordsburg, Gallup and Silver City, the last sparking a lifelong love affair with southwestern New Mexico. In 1959, he left the state police to pursue opportunities in Indian law enforcement, first as captain with the Navajo police in Window Rock, Ariz., and then later becoming a Bureau of Indian Affairs investigator in the same jurisdiction. He went on to serve the BIA on assignments in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Washington, D.C., before taking a post near Phoenix, which he would hold until his retirement in 1984. Mr. Moore then relocated to Arenas Valley, where he was to remain until his death. He enjoyed an active retirement, working with his tractors and recreational vehicles, participating in activities at the First Methodist Church, doing genealogical research, and being active in Hurley Masonic Lodge No. 55, where he was proud to have attained the level of past master. Pallbearers for Mr. Moore will be Raymond Bridley, Chris Eng, William Homer Young Jr., Richard Dannely, Jim Myers, and Pilo Perez. Honorary bearers will be Hector Myers, Allard Bartlett, and all his Masonic brothers. Entrusted to Bright.
