Dorothy Aretta Moore, age 83, of Louisa, Kentucky, died at St. Marys Hospital on Friday, March 28, 2008, following a stroke.
Dorothy was born February 21, 1925 in Louisa, Kentucky to the late Emma Short Rice and David Lige Rice. She was a housewife and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. On October 13, 1947 she was united in marriage with Ralph Moore. She attended Myrtle Chapel Church.
Dorothy is survived by her husband of sixty years, Ralph Moore; her sister and brother, Sara Rice and Jack Rice of Louisa; her daughter and son and their spouses, Susan and Dan Gipson of Villa Hills, Kentucky, and Eli and Laura Moore of Danville, Kentucky; her grandchildren Stephanie and Rob Wessel of Crescent Springs, Kentucky, Bill Dotson of Lexington, Kentucky, and Jacob and Emma Moore of Danville, Kentucky; and her great-grandchild, Sylvia Nicole Wessel of Villa Hills, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Emma Elizabeth Rice, Tom and Libby Rice, and Jim and Laura Rice.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 30th at Wilson Funeral Home, 1270 Highway 2565, Louisa, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with funeral service to be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 31st at Myrtle Chapel Church. Jerry Pack will officiate. Interment will be at Clem Short Cemetery.
Those choosing to make a memorial donation should do so to the Clem Short Cemetery, c/o Sara Rice, 234 Highway 1185, Louisa, Kentucky 41230.
