Wilma Lohr Moore
Wilma “Jean” Lohr Moore died peacefully Sunday, March 25, 2018.
She was the last of her immediate family, born October 6, 1935, in West Finley, a daughter of George and Alice King Lohr.
She was a 1954 graduate of Claysville High School, where she was much honored to have been head majorette during her senior year.
On July 25, 1954, in Winchester, Va., she married Arles Moore, who passed away December 28, 2009.
She was a member of Claysville Christian Church, where she sang in the choir for many years, taught Sunday school and volunteered at vacation Bible school. She was a former Girl Scout leader and enjoyed her years as a McGuffey band booster, when her daughters were in marching band.
She was a homemaker and, later in life, a personal caretaker.
She is survived by her daughter Brenda (David) McAdoo Sr.; son-in-law Nelson Downey of Claysville; three grandsons, Nelson A. Downey Jr. (Angela) of Canonsburg, Michael A. Downey (Joyce) of Avella and David Lee “DJ” McAdoo Jr (Belinda) of West Alexander; granddaughter Brittany Alizabeth McAdoo of New Martinsville, W.Va.; and seven great-grandchildren, Ciarra Rai McAdoo, Evelyn Jean McAdoo who was named after her and very much enjoyed baby-sitting, Addison Lynn Downey, Avery Quinn Downey, Paisley Debra Downey, Roman Michael Downey and Harper Marie Downey.
Deceased, in addition to her parents and husband, are her daughter, Deborah Jean Downey, brothers Rex, Glenn and Roy Lohr and sister Midge Richmond.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 219 Main Street, Claysville, PA 15323, 724-0663-7373, www.youngfhinc.com. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, in the funeral home, interment to follow in West Alexander Cemetery.