We mourn the passing of our dear classmate, Emmett Moore

Emmett Moore, Jr. (Sunny) was born on March 24, 1944, in Marietta, Ohio, to Emmett Sr. and Viola Erb Moore. He went to his heavenly home on June 4, 2024, after a short but traumatic fight with cancer.

Emmett married Gracie Payne on March 5, 1964 while he was in the Marine Corps. He had joined in 1962 and was discharged in October 1966. He went to work at Remington Rand and retired from Kardex in 2006. He was a longtime member of the Marietta Beagle Club.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, two sons Christopher (Angela), and Vincent (Jaime), grandsons Tyler (Madison), Kyle, Cody, and Addison, great grandson Emmett and another (Steven) on the way. A brother Glenn (Barb) Moore, sister Gayle (Larry), sister-in-law Donna, several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, brother Vaughn Moore, niece Sarah, an infant brother and sister, grandparents Philip and Frieda Erb, cousins Bob and Evelyn Barth, and his four-legged fur babies, Mindy, Peaches, and Pauley.

The family wishes to acknowledge Marietta Memorial, Strecker Cancer Center, and Amedisys Hospice Care.

Visitation will take place at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home on Thursday, June 6, from 2 pm to 4 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm and Friday, June 7th, from 9 am to 11 am. Funeral services are Friday at 11 am.

https://lankfordfh.com/obituary/emmett-moore-jr/