Valerie Valentine Moore, 83, of Marshall, MO, passed away peacefully at home on October 6, 2023, surrounded by her family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Marshall, MO, with Pastor Randy Shannon officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.campbell-lewis.com.
Born May 9, 1940 in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Valentine and Georgina Boyd Valentine. Valerie graduated from Portage High School in 1958 in Portage, IN. She married William E. “Bill” Todd. They moved to Marshall from Gary, IN, in 1964. They later divorced. She married Lester Leroy Moore on May 29, 1981, happily blending two families. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri Valley College and a Master’s degree in elementary education from Central Missouri State University. She taught 1st grade for 25 years for the Marshall Public School System. She was a very active member of Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She and her late husband, Lester, shared their love of music and dancing while traveling around Missouri to attend many tea dances. Valerie knew no strangers and was eager to help anyone. Family meant everything to her, and, during the last years of her life she cared for her great-granddaughter, Adalynn, after school and quickly became Adalynn’s “best friend.”
Valerie is survived by her children, Rick Todd and Gayle Musgraves (Timothy); Kathy Todd and her bonus children James Moore, Paula Gerke, and Fred Moore; twelve grandchildren, Geoffrey Todd (Gloria), Katie Kirchoff (Kyle), Joseph Todd, Jacob Bishop (Dody), Anthony Bishop (Brooke), Jessica Moore, Rachael Moore, Matthew Moore (Erica), Clarice Christians (Kyle), Clifton Gerke (Shayne), Mary Alice Gerke (Phil Stockton), and David Moore; 22 great-grandchildren, Adam Todd, Sammy Jo Kirchoff, Zuzu Kirchoff, Kaden Kirchoff, McKenna Bishop, Ila Bishop, Andrew Bishop, Parker Bishop, Kole Bishop, Adalynn Bishop, Frances Markes, Clara Markes, James Markes, Wilhelmina Markes, Julien Christians, Gretta Christians, George Christians, Hollis Christians, Allister Christians, Miriam Gerke, and Edith Gerke, and Grady Moore; one great-great-granddaughter, Quinley Fry; and two grand puppies, Ruby and Roxy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a granddaughter, Adrianna Moore.