Elizabeth Stevens Moore

HICKORY-Elizabeth Stevens Moore, born March 6, 1920 in Chatham County, GA, passed away December 31, 2017. She graduated with honors from the University of Georgia and was an Eagle Girl Scout. Along with being a social worker in North Carolina, she also served as a missionary to Liberia, West Africa, with her husband and four sons. She and George served a number of churches in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. In 2006, Elizabeth and George joined Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Hickory, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Reverend George T. Moore, her parents John and Nellie Stow Stevens, and her sons George Moore, Jr., William Moore, and Alex Moore. She is survived by a son, Johnnie S. Moore, wife Vickie; daughter in law Jane Moore; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 3, 2018 from 10:15 am to 10:45 am at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Hickory, funeral service will follow at 10:45 am with Reverend Ryan Ray officiating.

Burial will follow at 2:30 pm at St. David Lutheran Church Cemetery in West Columbia, SC. Elizabeth requested no flowers, but memorial gifts be made to Brookdale Northeast, 2530 16th Street NE, 28601 or Community Healthcare & Hospice, 225 Davie Ave. Statesville, NC 28677. Online condolences may be left at www.hickoryfh.com. Arrangements are with Hickory Funeral Home.