Morris Co., TX - Obits: Martha Zula Stokes Moore

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Mrs. Moore Dies; Was Head of County Schools

Death Closes 30-Year Career As Educator

June 23, 1940

Funeral services for Mrs. Roy Moore, superintendent of Morris County
Schools, were held Monday afternoon at the Church of Christ. Mrs. Moore
died Sunday morning at 6 o'clock at her home, after an illness of about
six weeks.

Born Martha Zula Stokes on September 22, 1890, at Maud, Mrs. Moore
began in early life her career as an educator. She started teaching school
at the age of 16, and taught for 25 years throughout Bowie and Morris Counties
before becoming county superintendent five years ago.

She recieved her education at Gunter Bible College, ETSTC, Commerce,
and the University of Texas.

Mrs. Moore was the daughter of Joseph J Stokes and Grace McCloskey
Stokes. On June 4, 1917, she was married to Roy Moore at Cason. They were
the parents of two children, Roy Jr., and Marion.

Mrs. Moore united with the Church of Christ in 1905.

Conducting funeral services was W. S. Wiley, minister of the Church of
Christ at Mt. Pleasant. He was assisted by Rev. J. O. Jolly, local
Baptist minister.

"The Old Rugged Cross", "As the Life of a Flower", and "In The Garden"
were sung during the services.

Active pallbearers were nephews of Mrs. Moore, Noble Hart Moore, Donald
Moore, James McMichael, Thomas McMichael, Lofton Merrill, Stokes
Merrill, Billy Joe McMichael, and Thomas Vivian Cramer.

Honorary pallbearers were Ted Spencer, George E French, Mike Gilbert,
Malcolm McNatt, Boyet Stevens, and John Mason Mings.

Flower girls were Mary Jo Thigpen, Anne Irvin, Maurine Old, LaVonne
Dalby, Emma Sue Hooton, Beth Miller, Mary Frances Parrish, and Edsel
Pratt.

Surviving Mrs. Moore are her husband, and daughter; her mother Mrs.
Grace Stokes of Cason; five sisters, Mrs. V. F. Cramer of Daingerfield,
Mrs. N. E. Merrill of Texarkana, Mrs. Bill Goode of Washington, D. C., Mrs.
Phil Dodson of Washington, D. C., Mrs. J. Y. McMichael of Cason; and one
brother L. D.Stokes of Fort Worth.

Among those from out of the county who attended the funeral were the
following: Mr. & Mrs. James McMichael, Thomas COllin McMichael, and
Lofton Merrill of Austin; Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Stokes of Fort Worth; Mrs. and Mrs.
N. E. Merrill and son, Stokes, Mrs. Clyde Curry and daughter, Joyce, and Mrs.
Whatley of Texarkana; Mrs. Dixie McCloskey, Mrs. Walter Heffner and daughters,
Maye, Faye, and Raye, Edgar McCloskey, Lewis McCloskey, Marvin McCloskey
and son and daughter, Glen and Virginia, of Redwater.

Mrs. J. E. Ashford and Miss Willie Nell Shelton of Maud; Miss Christine
Smith of Denton; Byron Reeves of Mt. Pleasant; Charlie Wimble of
Shreveport, La;
Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Moore and daughter, Sally, and Miss Christine Wilson
of Hughes Springs; Mrs. Cecil Ross of Jefferson; Malcolm McNatt of
Dallas.

John M. Mings of Big Sandy; Mrs. Charlie Powell and daughter, Lessie,
of Avinger; Rev. A. A. Rider and Miss Helen Rider of Linden.