Brown County native Ert Moore died Saturday, February 17, 2001, in Fallon, Nevada. He was 98, and had lived in Fallon since 1986. He was born November 12, 1902, to Clinton and Abbie Deaver Moore. He married Marie Kennon March 15, 1929. She died in 1996. A retired educator, Mr. Moore had graduated from Indiana Teachers College. Mr. Moore had taught at several one-room schools in Brown County during the 1920s. He also had played basketball in Van Buren Township. Mr. Moore moved to Nevada in 1935 and taught at Deer Lodge. He founded the school system in Gabbs, Nevada in 1942, where he was principal for 15 years. He retired in 1968. Mr. Moore had been a member of the Eastern Star and was a Mason. He also was a member of Brucite Lodge #42, Free and Accepted Masons, the Nevada Education Association, Fallon York Rite Masonic Bodies and the First Southern Baptist Church in Fallon. Survivors include a daughter, a brother, a sister, three grandsons, five great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Imo Moore, and a brother, Albert Moore. A service was held Wednesday, February 21, at Smith Family Funeral Home with burial in Fallon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Churchill County Museum, 1050 S. Maine Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406, or the First Southern Baptist Church, 900 South Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406.
Brown County native Ert Moore died Saturday, February 17, 2001, in Fallon, Nevada. He was 98, and had lived in Fallon since 1986. He was born November 12, 1902, to Clinton and Abbie Deaver Moore. He married Marie Kennon March 15, 1929. She died in 1996. A retired educator, Mr. Moore had graduated from Indiana Teachers College. Mr. Moore had taught at several one-room schools in Brown County during the 1920s. He also had played basketball in Van Buren Township. Mr. Moore moved to Nevada in 1935 and taught at Deer Lodge. He founded the school system in Gabbs, Nevada in 1942, where he was principal for 15 years. He retired in 1968. Mr. Moore had been a member of the Eastern Star and was a Mason. He also was a member of Brucite Lodge #42, Free and Accepted Masons, the Nevada Education Association, Fallon York Rite Masonic Bodies and the First Southern Baptist Church in Fallon. Survivors include a daughter, a brother, a sister, three grandsons, five great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Imo Moore, and a brother, Albert Moore. A service was held Wednesday, February 21, at Smith Family Funeral Home with burial in Fallon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Churchill County Museum, 1050 S. Maine Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406, or the First Southern Baptist Church, 900 South Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406.
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