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Subject: [ILMORGAN] Obit for Ida West (Smith) Moore (1869-1949)
Date: 24 Sep 2001 05:36:52 -0600
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Surnames: MOORE, SMITH, MINNER, HARRISON
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Ida West (Smith) Moore (1869-1949)
Obituary from the Alton Telegraph dated 5 Jul 1949.
Alton, Madison Co. IL
Mrs. Ida Moore Dies at Age 80
Mrs. Ida West Moore, 80, wife of Patrick Moore of 511 Pearl died Sunday at 10:25 p.m. in Alton Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for six days. She had been ill in health for more than a year before entering the hospital.
Born in Mexico, Mo., Mrs. Moore spent her early life there. She had resided in Alton for 35 years, moving here from Jacksonville. Soon after coming to Alton, Mrs. Moore affiliated with the First Methodist Church and pastor of the church, the Rev. Paul Brown will officiate services Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Steeper Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Surviving are her husband, four sons, Glen, Jackson, Mich., who arrived in Alton Sunday; Ollie, Jacksonville; Clark and Guy, Alton; a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Minner, Carrollton; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She also leaves two brothers, one at St. Louis and one of Fulton, Mo. and a sister.
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NOTES: Ida West (SMITH) was born 10 Feb 1869 in or near the Beaver Dam Community just south of Mexico, Audrain Co. MO. Her father was Stephen Irving SMITH (1834-1916) and her mother was Mary Caroline HARRISON (1846-1888). She married John Patrick "Pat" MOORE on 27 Feb 1889 at the home of S.I. SMITH in Audrain Co. MO. Later, they moved to Jacksonville, Morgan Co. IL and then to Alton, Madison Co. MO. Pat MOORE was a painting contractor. Ida died on 3 Jul 1949 at age 80. Her husband, Pat, died on 22 Jun 1950, age 82. Streeper Funeral Home in Alton is no longer in business. They were bought out by Smith Funeral Home and as of this date, they are still in business. Oakwood Cemetery is now Upper Alton Cemetery.
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