Frances Moore

Frances Legge Moore, age 97, formerly of Batesville, Mississippi, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 7, 2017 at Barton Hills Assisted Living in Austin, Texas.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville, MS in charge of arrangements.The second oldest of nine children, Frances was born on March 27, 1920, to the late Ira Francis and Edna Hill Legge of Sardis, MS. After graduating from Sardis High School, she became a beautician, operating her own shop in downtown Sardis for a number of years. On July 26, 1944, she married US Airman Ben Junior Moore also of Sardis. Before her husband’s death, the Moores enjoyed traveling, often with other couples from Batesville. When in good health, Frances loved to sew. She sewed much of her own wardrobe and enjoyed making creations for grandchildren and other family members. Frances was extremely generous, giving much to her church and other charitable causes. She was faithful to remember family and friends, not only for birthdays and Christmas, but also in times of need. In keeping with her lifelong generosity, Frances gave away much of her estate to her grandchildren well before her passing. Frances was a dedicated and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and active member for many years of First Baptist Church, Batesville, MS. After her husband’s death in 1992, Frances went to live with her younger son, Dr. Ira Harrison (Harry) Moore, his wife Joanne, and their family in Atmore, AL, with periods of time spent first back in Batesville in her home on Dettor Street and later in Sardis in the home of her older son, the late Robert (Bobby) Warren Moore, his wife Caroline, and their family.She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of forty-eight years, Dr. Ben Junior Moore, long time physician at Batesville Clinic, son Robert (Bobby) Warren Moore, sisters - Margaret Askew, Olive Alexander, Mary Ellen Johnson, Jean Crowell, and brothers - Cleland Legge, Nathan Legge, and James (Jim) Legge.She is survived by her son, Dr. Ira Harrison (Harry) Moore and his wife Joanne of Austin, Texas, daughter-in-law Caroline Moore of Sardis, MS, brother Ray Legge (Jean) of Sardis, grandchildren Robert Moore of Southhaven, MS, Julie Moore of Victoria, TX, Lee Moore of Sardis, MS, Ginnie Moore of Southhaven, MS, J.P. Moore (Jamie) of Senatobia, MS; Alison English (Doug) of Douglasville, GA, Lauren Brownfield (Matthew) of Austin, TX, Sarah Lee (Rob) of Katy, TX, Owen Moore (Mary Catherine) of Hoover, AL, Melissa Moore of Sag Harbor, NY, and Emily Moore of Austin, TX, eleven great-grandchildren, as well as numerous extended family.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be sent in Frances Moore’s memory to The Gideon’s International (https://www2.gideons.org/donate) or to the First Baptist Church, of Batesville, Mississippi.