Joan Marie (Cutlip) Moore

Joan Cutlip Moore, age 83, passed away peacefully May 3, 2023 following a long illness.. She was born September 3, 1939 in Summersville, WV, to the late Lieber Eugene Cutlip and Delma Sloan Cutlip. She married Elza Charles Moore, her high school sweetheart, on February 2, 1957. He preceded her in death on April 14, 2003.

Joan spent her early married years being a housewife and mother of five. After her children were all in school, she began working as a teacher’s aide. Later, she worked as a secretary for Groves Dairy, State Farm Insurance, and finally, WV Department of Highways.

Joan was a loyal, active member of Jordan Chapel United Methodist Church. Some of the ways she found to happily serve God, included teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir, running the youth group, giving childrens sermons, organizing Bible School, running the yard sales, acting as president of Women’s Society, organizing Christmas plays, dipping ALL the eggs for the Easter egg sale, running off bulletins, acting as greeter to welcome guests, a task she was happy to perform in an unofficial capacity at every dinner or church event.  She loved flea markets, antique stores, gardening, reading, working with Old Main Foundation, and spending time with family.

She is preceded in death by two sons, Rodney Charles Moore, and Steven Elza Moore.

She is survived by her sisters, Joyce Cutlip Cottle and Ramona Cutlip Sinclair and husband Larry, daughters, Pamela Moore Butcher and Lesa Moore Groves and husband, Robbie, and son, Terry Lee Moore, and wife Dawn, grandchildren, Jeremy Groves and wife Heather, Shane Groves and wife, Leslie, Ethan Groves, Nicholas Moore and wife, Amber, Wesley Moore and wife, Myra, Derek Moore and wife, Gloria, Scott Moore, Erin Butcher Maradei and husband, Jamin, Andrew Butcher, Sam Butcher, Greg Moore and Sara Moore, great grandchildren, Madison Groves, Hailey Murphy, Atla Moore, Adalaide Maradei, Silas Maradei, Edith Groves, Willow Moore, August Moore, and Emma Moore.

Please join us celebrating her life on Saturday, May 13, at Jordan Chapel United Methodist Church. Visitation at 11:00 am, with a service beginning at 12:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Jordan Chapel United Methodist Church, 94 Groves Rd, Canvas, WV  26662.  White Funeral Home at Summersville is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made to the family at our website www.whitefuneralhomewv.com

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