Obituary

  John Linus Moore, son of Daniel W. and Mary Quinn Moore, was born in Washington township, Adams County, Iowa, Jan. 2. 1896 and passed away at the Rosary Hospital in Corning, Iowa, March 2, 1976, after being a patient there for six days.
  He was married at Corning, May 29, 1923 to Teresa Keefe.
  Mr. Moore was a native of Adams county and a retired farmer. After retiring from farming he worked as a carpenter and served as Adams county deputy sheriff for eight years. He received his early education in Adams County and attended the Corning high school. He served with Company "B", 313th Ammunition Train in World War 1. Linus was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W, and the Knights of Columbus.
  Survivors include his wife, Teresa; four daughters, Sister Rosemary Moore at St. Teresa Catholic school at Des Moines, Sister Benita Moore at Marycrest College at Davenport, Rita Stanton and her husband Richard and Jane Moore of Denver, Colo.; and two grandchildren, David and Elizabeth Stanton of Denver, other relatives and many friends.
  He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Bertha Moore and Inez Moore and by one brother, Louis Moore.
  A Rosary service was held at the Larkin Roland Funeral Home Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Funeral mass was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Corning, March 4, at 10:30 a.m. with Msgr. John Kovacs officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Corning, where military graveside rites were conducted by Oureq Post 117, American Legion.
  Music was provided by Mrs. William Kelly, organist, and the St. Patrick's choir. Pallbearers were John Moore, Eugene Mullin, John Jones, Oscar Lynam, Joe Jones and Dean Leonard.
  A memorial has been established for the Cancer Society.
  Those coming from a distance to attend the funeral service were Mrs. Moore's sister, Mrs. J.J. Greenwood and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dwight Greenwood of Monticello, and her son, Frank Greenwood of Cherokee; Roger Moore and family of Kent; Helen, Bernard and Marjorie Moore of Des Moines, and Mrs. Joan Crandall and daughter Sue and Chas. Cummings of Afton; Mr. and Mrs. Noel Waters of Atlantic. Mrs. Louis Moore and Sister Carolyn Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, all of Creston, attended the Rosary on Wednesday night.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, March 11, 1976)