- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Celebrating the life of Johnny McKinley Moore, Jr., Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 11:00 a.m., Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 623 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, Georgia, the Reverend Larry W. Hudson, Sr., pastor, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2002-11-13
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the November 13, 2002 funeral of Johnny McKinley Moore.
Original program scanned by OCLC for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:moore20021113
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_moore20021113
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
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Johnny McKinCey Moore, Jr.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:00 A.M.
QetfieC ^African Methodist EjiiscopaC Cdurcd 623 Crawford Avenue ~ Augusta, Georgia
The Reverend Larry W. Hudson, Sr. , Pastor ~ Officiating ~
Obituary
A Time To Be Born Mr. Johnny McKinley Moore, Jr. was born in Waycross.Georgia, August 16,1920, to the late Willie Mae (Blow) and Johnny McKinley Moore, Sr.
A Time To Be Educated
He was educated in the Waycross City School System and received his High School Diploma from Center High
School. He received a Bachelor Degree from Morris Brown College and pursued additional studies from New York
University. He was drafted into the Army where he served in Europe during World War II as a Combat Medic. He
received an Honorable Discharge and returned to Waycross, Georgia where he worked for the Atlantic Coastline
Railroad System.
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A Time To Love
While working with Atlantic Coastline he met Susie Mae Barnes, who was teaching at Center High School. They were united in marriage in 1954. This union was blessed with a son and a daughter, Byron Maurice and Ramona Elaine Moore.
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Johnny Moores other careers included working for the Veterans Administration Hospital Forest Hills Division in Augusta, Georgia, moonlighting during the Masters Tournament, Sizemore Security, and The Augusta Richmond County Civic Center. Out of all of these jobs nothing compared to his love for teaching. He retired after more than 25 years of teaching in the Richmond County Public School System.
A Time To Qive Service
Johnny Moore had a God-given Bass voice and his Christian activities included singing with the Sanctuary and Mass Choirs of Bethel AME as well as the Sons of Alien and Male Ensemble of Bethel. He worked with many projects at Bethel including the Trustees, Stewards, and the Mens Prayer Breakfast.
A Time For Pleasure
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Sharing his gifts and talents was his pleasure. He had a passion for education, discipline, mentoring, and training many youth whom he helped to transform into law abiding citizens. He was always proud of the students who rebelled him most. As it would turn out, many of them went on to be successful businessmen, politicians, concert promoters, and professional football players.
A Time For Community Service
His social affiliatons included Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Masons. He was an avid golfer before the Lee
Elder and Tiger Woods days, and loved to teach others what he knew. He was a Life Member of the Augusta
Chorale.
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Cherishing his memories are his loving family and devoted wife, Susie Barnes Moore; two children, Ramona and Byron Moore; two loving sisters, Ernestine Moore Johnson (Atlanta, Georgia) and Theresa Moore Frazier (Waycross, Georgia); daughter-in-law, Connie Danford Moore; one grandson, Brandon McKinley Moore; three sisters-in-law, Mary Lee Barnes, Katie Barnes, and Bobbie Bames; one brother-in-law, Kary Lee Bames; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and devoted friends.
