Louis P. Moore

Mr. Louis Poe Moore, 90 of Fayette, Alabama died on September 1, 2014 Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the Fayette First United Methodist Church with Dr. Steve Strange officiating. Burial will be in the Fayette City Cemetery. The visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Norwood Chapel. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, James M. Moore and Stella Poe Moore, his brother, James M. Moore, Jr. and his sister, Frances Moore deWilton. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Jane Arthur Moore, two daughters, Jane Moore Yawn and son-in-law Perry Yawn of Statesboro, Georgia and Retta Moore Clark and son-in-law Steve Clark of Alpharetta, Georgia; grandchildren, Retta Yawn Bland (Mike), Logan Clark Dumitrescu (Andrei) and Chasen Clark; great-grandchildren, Edmond, Will and Caroline Bland and Elena and Jack Dumitrescu. Mr. Moore graduated from the University of Alabama in 1949 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Law School in 1951. He served as Circuit Solicitor for the 24th Judicial Circuit from 1953-1963. He was a member of the Fayette County, 24th Judicial Circuit, Alabama, and American Bar Associations and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He practiced law in Fayette for over 62 years. He was longtime attorney for the City of Fayette, Fayette County Commission, Fayette County Board of Education, Fayette Gas Board and the Fayette Industrial Development Board. He was a member and former president of the Fayette Exchange Club; former chairman of the Fayette, Alabama Courthouse Restoration Foundation, Inc.; former chairman of the Fayette County Democratic Party; and a member of the Fayette Historical Society. He served for over 34 years as chairman or vice-chairman of the Fayette County Board of Human Resources. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, having served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was a faithful member of the Fayette First United Methodist Church where he served in every capacity. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Fayette, Lamar and Pickens County Bar Association; Bill Robertson and Tommy Collins. Active pallbearers are Chuck Langley, Dale Lawrence, Alexander Wilson, Theron Nolen, Merrell Nolen and Harlan Prater IV. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Fayette First United Methodist Church Perpetual Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 367 Fayette, Alabama 35555