W L o vm g m <em o 3Co t 
Cordia (Ruth Moore 
(RgCeased to "Heaven on September 17, 
S L U IC E LOCATION 
The Church o f the Most HoCy Trinity 811 Tefa ir Street 
Augusta, gA 30901 
IN TE IC M TN T 
Mount Odve MemoriaC garden 3666 T)eans (Bridge Rpad Hephzi6ah, gA  308IS 
 
 PASTORJ OTTICIATlJLg (ReverendFather Timothy (Donahue, (pastor a (Diocese o fSavannah, GA 
Reverend Rather Tortunatus (Bijura, Tanzania (Africa) 
 
CEROMOJLIAC M A SS 
 
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casketw ith 
 
Liturgy o f the Word 
 
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"Reading... 
 
................. 3:1-9 
 
Rfsponsonal Psalm........................................ 
 
SecondReading...............................................R o o fo fJohn, 21:1-7 
 
QospelAcclamation.............The M y gospelAccording to John, 11:17-27 
(Preparation o f the g i f t ...... 
 
dComdy................................................(pCease 6e seated 
 
"Breadand wine w ill he broughtforw ard 6y: "Freddie Moore; Sister "Bernadette 
 
Quinlan MFIC; Mrs. "Helen W. griffin 
 
emaaene 
 
**(..............................................................Mrs. JoAnn Coof (Ave `Maria) 
M y M y , M y .................................................."Please M e l or sit M h a n stic "Prayer................................................Phase kneel or sit great Amen........................ PCease stand 
Cord's "P rayergivingtheSign o f "Peace............."PCeaseStand Camh o f god..................................... 
 
o y Commumtion...........................goforw ard to receive the gift 
SoCo.................................................. Mrs. JoAnn Coot ( I -want Jesus to xvaCtxvith me) 
PsaCm o f TareweC 
Procession to (Place ofCommittaC 
 
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Mount Odve MemoriaCgarden . 3666 (Deans (Bridge Rpad Jfephzi6ah, gA 30815 
RTPAST St. Trancis SCafC(adjacent to the Church o f the Most JfoCy Trinity) 
 
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Our 6e ^ d m o th e r , Mrs. Cordia R uth Xarris-Moore, lovingly nicinam ed 
 
Kitty , 
 
by our latefa th e r Mr. Arthur Moore Jr., 
 
on September 17, 200S.A s children, ourfa th e r w ould often te ll us the story 
 
water 4 ploacfiwnghoy fhtehe fa ll 
 
beganto callour mother,`K itty". Sm iling a n d w ith affection 
 
he said it was because she was h ie a little so ft kitten. She was the daugh- 
 
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m ( Anna 
 
o f f e h t e Mr. John W haley a n d Katie 
 
a n d granddaughter o f Columbia, SC. 
 
Mrs. "Moore was bom on the 
 
Tastem-<BandReservation 
 
vard County 
 
NorthCarolina. She was the eldest o f seven stbltngs a n d took 
 
Z?/!re 7 on a leadership rob in the Householdafter their motherpassed. Although Hermother ata 
 
very. 
 
fa th e r and expendedfa m ily members, she participated in hob6ies such ' 
 
as: horsebacindingcandle a n d soap making, sewing, culinary arts and 
 
gardening Hepfondness o f art led to participation in a n contests at the 
 
Columbia SC- State Fairs, many o f which she won. Mrs. Moore graduated 
 
from CBenedict College in Columbia, SC where she p a n ic ip a te d it theatri 
 
cal productions and was a cheerleader. On February 20, 1937, our mother 
 
a n d ourfather, the (ate Mr. A n h u r Moore Jr. werejo in e d together in holy 
 
matrimony I t was the only marriagefo r both a n d a t the time o fo u rfa - 
 
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inNovem ber o f 1993, they had been m arriedfor 56 years and 
 
had conceivedfiv e children through their union: Laura A nna Moore - 
 
"Brown Taylor (deceased on "December 3, 1 991)ofStone M ountain, Qeor- 
 
Z o  r ner SZ Mn A n f Ur7 0r e' 1,1 " f r u s t a , gA , M rs. Carolina R uth 
 
Moore gnffin 
 
gonzabzo fSilver Springs, M "D, M s. "E lizabeth Moore 
 
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aZ r MS'rrecCdte M Moore "Deaso) o f 
 
7 ( 7 9 f r 7 eet 7 Clf  m m ' MfS' M re ^ numerousgrandchildren whom 
 
td 
 
: 
 
Tranchiesco(Chico)Alphonso"Brown, (preceded 
 
n death) A ugusta gA, Mr. Josepheus Kenneth Taylor, A tb n ta , gA, M r 
 
M ano Xavier Taylor, A talnta, gA , Mr. Vincent F itzgerald Taylor, 
 
Cuthbert, gA , Mr. Jam alTony "Robinson, Pensacola, FL 
 
 m i^ D fA ffY (continued) 
Ms. Janet g riffin , N e w Yorf^ Mr. Judo (Janet Maurantonio) (JonzaCcz, VjA, Ms. Caesare Esther CjonzaCez, Stiver Springs, M (D (Dr.SherrellRenee Moore, PHD, VjA, Mr. A rth u r Moore, IN, V S A ir Force, (Operations (Desert Storm anti Enduring Ereedom) antigreat grand-children, Ms. Jennifer Carolina Cortiia griffin, N orth Carolina State 'University, Ms. Narisse (JonzaCez, NA anti Mr. A rth u r RameC `Willie, Stiver Springs, ME). Mrs. Moore hasfo u r living si6Cings: Mr. John (VerCine) Jfa rris, Saint Albans, N Y, Mr. `Wil liam `Karris, Waterbury, CT, Mr. E d Harris, Hop({ins, SC, antiMrs. A nnie Mae Harris-Warwicl^ (Philadelphia, PA, anti numerous nieces, nephews, anti a host o f other beloved, sorrowing relatives antifriends. 
R E LigiO U S a e e il ia f io n s 
Mrs. Moore attended (Brown C hapelAM E Church in CoCum6ia, South Carolina where she was 6aptizeti at the age o f 12. In 1939 she anti ourfa th e r relocated to 
Augusta, (JA, hutit a home anti started afamily. In 1947 she met the now 
deceased Catholic nun, Sister M ary `W ifo rti while Sister Mary `Wtiforti, an 8lfl grade teacher at Immaculate Conception ParochialAcademy (ICA), while Sister Mary 'W ilfordwas visiting parents in the neighborhood who had school-age children anti extended an invitation to them to visit the school anti consider a religious as w e ll as an academic educationfo r their children. Our eldest sister Laura A nna w as enrolled in ICA in 1947 a n d our mom (Mrs. Moore) 
6egan attending IC A Church. Stu d ied the religion and catechismf o r a year with 
the resident ICA priest a n d form er missionary, Eatherjohn Sheehan a n d converted to Catholicism. Mrs. Moore was later 6aptized into the catholicfa ith 
Sy Eatherjohn Sheehan. She attended IC A Churchfrom 1948 u n til it closed and 
subsequently attended The Church o f the M ost Holy Erinity Roman Catholic 
Church, Augusta, QA-- Mrs. Moore w orked as a renowned cosmetologist in Co lumbia, SC a n d Augusta, CjA a n d was co-business owner o f the 4-Sisters (Beauty Salon in Augusta, (JA- She had a large clientele a n d some o f who traveled long 
distances a n d from other statesf o r salon appointments w ith Mrs. Moore. She also served as a hairstylist to rhythm a n d blues singer, Mr. James (Brown (godfather o fSoul) prior to his relocationfro m Augusta, g A to the state o f N ew Y or^ 
 
EDUCATION 
(Bachelor o fScience (Degree ((BusinessA dm in). ..(Benedict College; Colum6ia, SC Master's Degree (TheatricalArts)........................... (Benedict College, ColumSia, SC, Madame C J- "Walter Schoolo f Cosmetology..................................... Colum6ia, SC (Madame W aller wasfirst African-American women to 6ecome a millionaire) 
MTMW&RgKKPS, CKRgjTNIZATlONS <SLJI<F<FILICATIONS 
(Parish Council o f Catholic Women Immaculate Conception Fund R isin g Committee, Immaculate Conception Academy Legion o f Mary, Immaculate Conception Church M emSerofthe <Patents-Teachers Oganization, Immaculate Conception Aademy Carrie Mays, Senior Center, Member Most Floly Trinity Catholic Church, Member St. Jude Society 
SPECIAL TH A N K S d N E A P TF E L TA P P R E C IA T IO N TO 
Dr. William Neumann, MD, f o r outstanding care e treating her w ith dignity) (RgverandFather Tim Donahue (our mother always lookedforw ard to your sermons) (RyverandFather MichaelLubinsky (RgverandFather (Bijura Sister (Bernadette Quinlan, MJFTChurch Ms. Marty Salyer, (RJF, M A T Church "UnitedHospice S ta ff fo r reading to our mother when she could not speak) Staff: Cjolden Living Windermere, Nurse e CNA S ta ff f o r everything) Ms. Janice "Hampton, S ta ff and Members o f the Carrie Mays Center (Thanffyou) Mr. CLMrs. Mike andJohnnie (Phillips (fo r your kindness, friendship, respect a n d visiting our mother andgenuinely caring about her andfo r your love) Mr. Larry Philips fo r being kind to our mother) The Cullum Family (Mrs. Lilian and the late James Cullum, Katherine, Curt, Natalie and Christopher and "Love" (precededin death)for generosity and kindness 
 
 Mrs. JoAnn Cookj, SoCoist, M JfTChurch (foryour angelic voice) Mrs. Mary A lice `Wttkerson Hanky, (belovedfriendwho was always witting to assist our mother so she d id notf e e ! isolated and alone when we could not be there (preceded in death - 2007) Mrs. M attie Carrolland Family, who has had a positive influence on our livesfo r many years, andf o r yourfriendship, kindness andgift ofgab - we love you 
'We realize that we may have unintentionally omitted many otherfriends o f our mother andfam ily and want to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt appreciation to a ll o f you - you are appreciatedand are notforgotten. 
Last but certainly not least, we w ould also like to extend to our mother's brothers (our uncles) Ed, John a n d `Witt, our mother's sister and (our aunt)Anna, a ll o f our nieces, nephews and cousins a heartfelt "`Thanks " fo r a ll o f thejoy you have given our mother over the years and that we personally know how proud she was that a ll o f you were a part o f her life. 
Thanfyou Arthur, Carolina, `Elizabeth and Freddie 
 
Miss Cordia Ruth Moore Benedict College - Columbia, South Carolina 
Class of!937 
 
 9drs. fMoore's Favorite PsaCm W E 23rd PSALCM 
Eke L ord is my Shepherd; I shad not want. He maheth me to Cie down in green pastures: She Ceadeth me 6eside the stidwaters. She restoreth my souC: She Ceadeth me in the paths o f righteousnessfo r His name' sake. Sea, though I w a fth ro u g h the vaCCey o f the shadow o f death, I wiCCfear no eviC: Tor thou art w ith me Shy rod and thy staff, they comfort me Shou preparest a ta6Ce hefore me in the presence o f mine enemies Shou annointest my head w ith oiC; 9Ay cup runneth over SureCy goodness and mercy shaCCfoCCow me aCCthe days o f my Cife, and I wiCCdweCCin the House o f the Lordforever. 
Ac^nowCedgement 
She Vamify -wishes to express their appreciation a n d sincere thanhsf o r aff acts o f hindness shown to them in their time o f sorrow.