Orville Moore

ORVILLE K. "BUD" MOORE

Blairstown

Orville K. "Bud" Moore, 96, of Blairstown, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab. Services are 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at Blairstown Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr.

William Jamison officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Monday. Burial will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneral

home.com.

Orville was born Nov. 28, 1919, to Oren and Grace (Haines) Moore in Lester, Iowa. His family moved to Blairstown when he was young. Orville graduated from Blairstown High School in 1937. He served in the Navy during World War II, and during that time he was married on April 13, 1945, in Norfolk, Va., to Bette Harris.

Following his time in the service, Bette and Orville raised their family in Blairstown. He worked at the Denniston & Partridge Lumber Yard, where he worked his way up to manager. He left the lumber yard in 1970, and later worked at K-mart in Cedar Rapids until his retirement in 1985.

Bud enjoyed playing golf, woodworking, playing cards with friends, going to Clear Lake fishing and helping his grandsons learn to fish.

He is survived by his wife, Bette, of 70 years; children, Lanny (Margaret) Moore of Cedar Rapids and Bill Moore of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Damon (Tiffany) Moore of Cedar Rapids and Darren Moore of Cedar Rapids; great-grandchildren, Jordon, Kenzie, Elia, Christopher and Ethan; and many more loving family and friends.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, four sisters and a great-granddaughter.