Leon Moore

MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Leon Harold Moore, 63, of Morehouse died Friday, May 13, 2005, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo.

He was born Sept. 3, 1941, in Bessville, Mo., son of Carl James and Ida Pearl Trentham Moore. He married Jo Moore, who died in June 1999.

Moore had been a truck driver and mechanic.

Survivors include two brothers, Ivan and James Moore of Sikeston; three sisters, Viola Tibbles and Wilma Butler of Kennett, Mo., and Kathy Morgan of Sikeston.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter.

Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Kennett Memorial Gardens at Kennett.