BEATRICE MOORE

McCLURE, Ill. -- Beatrice "Bea" Earline Moore, 76, of McClure, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at her home.

She was born April 15, 1923, at Sturdivant, Mo., daughter of Leslie and Ruth Frazier Wagoner. She and William C. Moore were married June 10, 1939, at Benton. He died Feb. 7, 1999.

Moore was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau and a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 900 in McClure.

Survivors include one son, Charles Moore of McClure; five daughters, Charlette Ridings of Elsberry, Mo., Cheryle Dillon of McClure, Christy Berge of Standish, Maine, Marty Sadler of Anna, Ill., and Becky Mattey of Camden, S.C.; one brother, Leslie S. Wagoner of Collinsville, Ill.; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, one brother and one sister.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Funeral Home Sprigg Street Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Monday.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Milton Ryan will officiate, with burial in Lindsey Cemetery in McClure.