Veda Margaret Moore

Veda Margaret Moore went to be with her Lord on May 13, 2006, at the age of 84. She was born on August 30, 1921, in Edmond, Oklahoma to Walter Gilmore and Anna Elizabeth Klingman Smith of Cashion, Oklahoma. She married E. B. Moore in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, on November 22, 1941. Veda Margaret and E. B. were married 60 years before E. B. passed away in 2002. Veda Margaret was a high school graduate of Cashion, Oklahoma. She received her Bachelor of Science in English Education and Library Science, at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha. She taught English I and Literature for 27 years in Lindsay, before she was recruited as the Elementary Librarian and Media Center Specialist. Veda was honored as Lindsay "Teacher of the Year". Veda Margaret was very active in professional, church, and social activities. She was a member and held several offices in Delta Kappa Gamma and Kappa Kappa Iota of Garvin County. Veda Margaret was a member and past president of the United Methodist Church Women, and served on the Lindsay Library Board for 33 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She served on the United Methodist Women Bereavement Committee, preparing family dinners. Veda Margaret had time to learn the art of china painting, after she retired. She became a member of the Lindsay China Painters, Rosebud Painting Club, and Purcell Painters. Veda was also an avid bridge player and a member of the two Wednesday afternoon clubs. Veda Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, one brother, W. G. Smith Jr., known and loved as "Sonny" Smith, and her beloved husband, E. B. Moore. She leaves behind two children: Carol Anne and son-in-law, Don White of Georgetown, Texas, and Ed Moore and daughter-in-law Christina of Madill, Oklahoma. She is also survived by her older sister, Theda Caroline Williams of Dallas, Texas. Veda Margaret was known and loved as "Mamaw" to her five grandchildren: Troy, Brandon, and Nicole White, Brian and Steven Moore, ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Veda will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Services for Veda Margaret will be on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., at the United Methodist church in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Interment will be at the Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the Moore family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com. Donations may be made to the Lindsay High School Band Scholarship Program C/O American Exchange Bank, or the United Methodist Women C/O United Methodist Church, Lindsay, Oklahoma.

Veda Margaret Moore

August 30, 1921 - May 13, 2006

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