Lester Lee Moore of Elmore City, Oklahoma was born to Lester Moore and Ethel Viola (Jones) on February 20, 1938 in Oak Hill, Oklahoma and passed from this life on December 23, 2023 in Norman Oklahoma at the age of 85 years. Lester was saved and baptized as a child at the age of eight. He has always carried the word of God in his heart and believed in Christ as his Lord and Savior.

Lester grew up in the Golden, Idabel, and Broken Bow, Oklahoma areas. He was smart as could be as a child and was promoted from the 4th grade to the 6th grade in school. He worked hard for and with his family plowing fields and picking cotton. He moved to Louisiana as an early adult and lived in Rodessa, Louisiana where he became a Veteran of the US Army Reserves. Lester was later called back during the Korean Crisis to serve as a Heavy Equipment Operator and Ammunitions Specialist overseas in Germany. He received an Honorable Discharge from the Army in May of 1964.

In 1963, Lester married Emma Jean Goodson and they had a son Michael Shane Moore in 1964. They later divorced and in 1967 he married Wanda May Spears and had three daughters: Linda, Rebecca, and Melissa. Lester and his family lived in the area of Velma, Pernell, and Emore City. He was a man of many skills. He was self-employed most of his life starting in the logging business in Texarkana. He also worked in the oil field industry for many years as a heavy equipment operator. Lester was self-employed for close to 40 years as a dozer, backhoe, and dump truck operator, and diesel mechanic. His other skills included working as a car salesman in his younger years in Cordell, Oklahoma and welding in a shipyard in Beaumont, TX as an older adult. He was also an amazing carpenter, plumber, and mason and could build or repair almost anything.

Retiring in 2008, Lester loved to spend time fishing, enjoying nature, and sharing his mechanic skills with others. In his spare time, as a young man he enjoyed playing pool and in his later years he loved watching western movies and professional football on TV.

Mr. Moore is survived by: his sister: Faye Roberts of Amelia Courthouse, Virginia;
his Son: Michael Shane Moore and wife Diana of Vivian, Louisiana; 3 Daughters: Linda Medford and husband Dale of Elmore City, Oklahoma, Rebecca Young and husband Blain of Foster, Oklahoma, Melissa Moore and three GrandPups- Abbott, Emily, and Teddy of OKC, Oklahoma

4 Grandchildren: Ethan Young, Dillon Medford, Casey Medford, and Tonya Sedrick

3 Great-grandchildren: Mila, Haley, and Kale

Nieces and Nephews: Linda, Roy Lynn, Leonard, Debra, Dwayne, Lisa, Jeanna, John Royce, Curtis, Anthony, Marla, Mark, and many more.

Mr. Moore was preceded in death by: His parents: Lester Moore and Ethel Viola Jones; 3 half-brothers: Roy Lee Shane, Johnny Parker and Leonard C Parker and 1 half-sister: Mary Thompson; niece Sandra Shane and nephew Mark Thompson

The family is truly grateful to Sunset Estates Nursing Home in Purcell and Norman Regional Hospital on Porter for the wonderful care that they gave to our father in his last few days as well as the Veterans Administration and Social Workers for all of their assistance in these last few weeks.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 2023 at the First Baptist Church in Elmore City, Oklahoma with Rev. Brandon Cottrell officiating. Interment will be in the Foster Cemetery under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com .