Dennis Eugene Moore, 72, passed peacefully at his home in Pinellas Park, FL on Saturday, April 2, 2016. Dennis was born on January 5, 1944 to Marvin and Vivian Moore of Greenville, SC.
Dennis’ wife of 47 years, Glenda “Diane” Berry Moore, 67, passed peacefully at Morton Plant Hospital on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Diane was born on February 22, 1949 to Glenn and Billie Berry of Hickory, NC.
In 1978, Dennis and Diane moved to Clearwater, FL with their son, Dennis Moore II from Greenville, SC.
Dennis served in the United States Army and the Civil Air Patrol. He worked as a funeral attendant until his retirement. He was a member of Hejaz Shrine Temple for over 40 years, volunteering his time for Shriner’s Hospital for Children. In his free time, Dennis enjoyed archery, woodworking, and hunting. He also played the Upright Bass with a local bluegrass band.
Dennis is preceded in death by his father, Marvin Moore; mother, Vivian Peigler Moore and numerous aunts.
He is survived by his aunt; Ann Jones of Sarasota, FL; his brother, Charles Moore (Cheryl) of Malta, MT; his sister Nancy Hicks of Henderson, NC; his son, Dennis Moore II (Amy) of Clearwater, FL; his daughter, Lisa Swanson (Harvey) of Inman, SC; his son Ricky Moore of Greenville, SC; his granddaughters Kayla Moore of Duluth, GA and Ashley Hames of Boling Springs, SC; his grandson, Jonathan Childers of Piedmont, SC; two great grandsons and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Diane worked as an accounting clerk for the Eckerd Corporation and for Calvary Catholic Cemetery until retirement. Diane supported her husband in his various volunteer endeavors. She was very passionate about her family, her four-legged fur babies and enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and friends.
Diane is preceded in death by her father, Glenn Berry; her mother, Billie Pope Berry; and her brothers, Stuart Berry and Glenn M. Berry. She is survived by her son, Dennis Moore II (Amy) of Clearwater, FL; granddaughter Kayla Moore of Duluth, GA and nephew, Billyjo Berry of Masaryktown, FL.
In addition to their volunteer work in the 1980’s, Dennis and Diane were “The Amazing Dino & Company”, wherein they were a magician and lovely assistant. Their son, Dennis, also occasionally assisted in the magic show. Magic was a passion of theirs and they spent many years entertaining family and friends.
Dennis and Diane will be fondly remembered for their wit, sense of humor, kind nature and generous hearts.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 9:15 am at Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33708.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or at shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.
Our hearts go out to you Dennis and your family! We have you in our prayers and thoughts!
Rick..aka Budgee
Dennis and Diane will be missed. Thier family are in my prayers.
Dennis and Diane have left me with a lot of fun memories, they will be missed. My prayers to you Dennis and Amy and all the family.
Heart-felt condolences from our family to yours. May all find peace while remembering the great moments Dennis and Diane shared with us all. Together forever, watching over us all.
My Heart felt Condolences for you and your Family Dennis and Amy. I will Treasure your Parents friendship. I’m so glad I got to fish with him, take care of him in center, I loved talking with your mom. She was an amazing women. She tried so hard to take care of him.They were an Amazing couple. I loved when he taught me to widdle wood! That puts a smile on my face. Because he loved teaching me, it gave him pleasure to teach what he knew to people he loved. They had a wonderful life together and alot of memories will be with you Always. I Am Deeply Sorry For Your Losses. Here is a little Irish Poem for you both to Remember the Great times in your Lives!
All My Love: Mandy Barrett, their northern Friend!
Remembered Joy
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free!
I follow the plan God laid for me.
I saw His face, I heard His call,
I took His hand and left it all…
I could not stay another day,
To love, to laugh, to work or play;
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
And if my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss…
Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.
My life’s been full, I’ve savored much:
Good times, good friends, a loved-one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief –
Don’t shorten yours with undue grief.
Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,
Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.
I’m so sorry for this double loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Your dad was such a blessing to me. Dennis Moore was one hard worker, and he loved making people happy. I also have to say, Dennis was fun to be around. Some of his pranks I probably couldn’t print here. I can never forget the Christmas Party that he made “Dennis” the magician disappear and in his place was “Santa.” You could have heard a pin drop. It is hard for me to believe they both have left us. If I ever write a book about my business life, Dennis will have a chapter of his own!
All the good times with Dennis and Diane will be remembered forever. Diane was a wonderful personality, and a great cook. We had so much fun at the Blue Grass Festivals. Dennis and the rest of the band were crowd pleasers. Such great memories.
Our heartfelt condolences to Dennis and Amy.
I will miss them so much! I had been talking to Dennis almost daily, sense Barto passed, he sure missed talking to him ! I could not believe he was gone when Dianne called and told me, and just 4 days later she was gone! I was trying to make plans to come visit them when she came back home . I’m so sorry for your loss. Praying for the family.