Evelyn S. Moore, 89, of Grinnell died November 15, 2007, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Dennis Smith, pastor of the Madison Church of Christ, rural Poweshiek County, officiating. A private family interment will be held at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell following the service.
Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The daughter of Howie and Stella Hendrickson Lang, Evelyn was born March 31, 1918, in Brooklyn. She was raised on her family farm north of Brooklyn and was a 1935 graduate of Brooklyn High School.
On September 9, 1935, Evelyn was married to Guilford Moore, in Brooklyn, and the couple lived in Grinnell for several years. In 1940, the couple began farming and lived on several farms in the Poweshiek County area. They farmed S.E. of Grinnell from 1947 until they retired and moved into Grinnell in 1983. She was very active in the daily farm operations and raising their family. They moved to Seeland Park in Grinnell in 2000.
Evelyn was a member of the Madison Church of Christ and an active volunteer with the Grinnell Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, and sewing.
Survivors include her husband of 72 years of Grinnell; five children, Joan (Virgil) Stanley of Truro, Barbara (Gene) Fritz of Houston, Texas, Fred (Patty) Moore of Broomfield, Colorado, William (Susan) Moore of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Wanda (Tim) Armstrong of Grinnell; four brothers, Dr. Merle Lang of Urbandale, Maynard and Jack Lang, both of Brooklyn, and Dr. Larry Lang of Clive; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Greeting her in heaven are her parents; one sister, Irene Gallagher; grandchildren, Laura and Gregory Fritz; and great-grandson, Brandon Patterson.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Evelyn S. Moore Memorial Fund.