ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: MOORE, MARIA "MARY" Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= MOORE, MARIA "MARY" September 21, 1930 - April 29, 2014 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2014/st1404.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Maria (Mary) Moore passed away peacefully at home in Slidell Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014 with her husband Joe and daughter Erin at her side. Mary was born in Tela, Honduras to Willis and Esther Walton, and later moved to New Orleans, where she met a dashing U.S. Navy sailor, Joe Moore, whom she married in 1955. She listened to music and danced almost every day of her life. Mary enjoyed a host of friends, many of whom she'd known for decades. A devout Roman Catholic, she found great solace in her faith. Mary is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Carol Smith. She is survived by her loving husband , Joe W. Moore of Slidell, her daughter Erin M. Moore and partner Patti Fink of Dallas, Texas, and brothers Willis Walton and William Walton, and half-brother Ike Walton. "Tita" is also survived by granddaughters Lesley Marozas of Houston, Texas, and Kendall Smith of Port Arthur, Texas, as well as great-grandchildren Mia and Sophie Garcia, and newly- arrived Holton Carter Phillips. A memorial will be at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Slidell on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 10:00am. A private burial was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to ParkinsonŐs research. ===================