Isle of Wight County-Newport News City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Moore, Geneva G., 1929 

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GENEVA GERTRUDE MOORE 

  One of the largest funerals ever in Smithfield was that of Miss Geneva 
Gertrude Moore.  Services were conducted at Trinity Methodist church Tuesday 
afternoon by Dr. T. McN. Simpson, assisted by the Rev. L.F. Paulette.  A choir 
composed of members from the three denominations sang.

  Miss Moore finished her high school education in Smithfield.  She then 
attended Harrisonburg Teacher' College and later studied in Columbia 
University.  She was principal of the Fox Hill Public School for seven years 
and was later, because of her excellent record there, given the principalship 
of one of the larger elementary schools in Newport News.

  She was considered one of the best known school heads in Tidewater Virginia.

  Miss Moore is survived by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett Moore 
and a brother, Mr. Hugh Moore, of Crewe, Va.

  Active pallbearers were Vincent Joyner, Morrison Fulgham, Cecil Cofer, Cecil 
Gwaltney, Jack Moore and Allen Powell of Newport News.

  The entire left side of the church was reserved for the honorary 
pallbearers, who were Messrs. Joseph H. Saunders, F.M. Alexander, W.S. Tabb, 
E.V. Stowitt, M.C. Thompson, Samuel Hedgepeth, Elmer Hogue, George Hall, H. 
Galloway, W. Reid, Milton Richardson, Dr. J.T. Buxton, Dr. J.W. Sayre, Dr. T. 
Alexander, Dr. Tucker, Dr. L.E. Stubbs, Dr. Hugh Warren, Dr. Rea Parker, A.S. 
Barrett, J. Addison, E.H. Williams, C. Cofer, E. Cofer, Emmet Wilson, J.I. 
Cofer, Jr., G.W. Delk, G.F. Whitley, W.F. Moody, C. Copeland, Mr. Elliott, 
Charles Warren, A. Nelms, Ralph Sharp Colgate Whitehead, Jack Grimes, Dr. 
Parish, J.M. Chapman, W.P. Warren, W.D. Gwaltney, R.S. Echols, C.S. Betts, 
C.S. Hart, J.L. Warner and W.M. Parker.

  The beauty and profusion of the flowers attested to the love in which she 
was held, both in Newport News and in Smithfield.

  Burial was in Ivy Hill Cemetery.


Geneva Gertrude MOORE, Newport News elementary school principal, 
Smithfield native, d. 3 Nov 1929, Newport News, age 30, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 5 Nov 1929, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 10, No. 30, Nov. 7, 1929 

*Her parents are buried there also. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #48: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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