Joel T. Moore
July 23, 1944 ~ January 13, 2018
Joel T. Moore, 73, Mooresville, passed away January 13, 2018. Joel was born July 23, 1944, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, to the late Joel Columbus and Maelene Thomas (Huff) Moore.
He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in 1960 and attended Purdue University. Joel worked for the United States Postal Service for 20 years, retiring for the Mooresville Post Office in 2007. He previously worked in automobile and insurance sales.
Joel was an active member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and was a church bus driver for many years. He also attended Redemption Baptist Church in Winter Haven, Florida, where he and his wife, Annette, wintered for five years. He was a member of the Paragon Lions Club and served as past president of the Indiana Deer Hunters’ Association. Many years ago he was a vice precinct committeeman in Wayne Township and was also active in the PTA in Wayne Township when his children were in school there. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Joel never met a stranger, and his presence was always felt in a room. His positive and outgoing personality will be fondly remembered by a loving family and many friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, David W. Moore.
Survivors include his wife, Annette Moore; children, Joel Timothy (Jill) Moore, Julie Moore (Michael) Prophet, Christina Fitch, Patricia Morris, and Michelle (Dennis) Bailey; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
Friends and family will gather on Thursday, January 18, 2018, 3 to 8 p.m. in Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1150 State Rd. 144, Mooresville. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018, at the church. In lieu of flowers you are strongly encouraged to make a contribution in Joel’s memory to Redemption Baptist Church Bus Ministry, 2576 Rifle Range Rd., Winter Haven, FL 33880 or to Good Shepherd Baptist Church Bus Ministry, 1150 State Rd. 144, Mooresville, IN 46158, or to the Paragon Food Pantry, PO Box 335, Paragon, IN 46166. Envelopes will be available at the visitation and service. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Joel was a kind-hearted man. I have fond memories of when I helped him on the Sunday School Bus or during Vacation Bible School. I enjoyed when he taught the Sunday school class because he kept it simple based on the Word of God. When I arrived at church, he was always one of the first I looked for just to say hello. I will miss Joel, but I know that he is in heaven suffering no more. Based on his testimony I believe he was welcomed home by GOD in heaven.
Joel was a happy man every time you saw him and so generous to a fault. He and Annette brought us food and flowers when Tom was sick and we were home bound . I left Indiana in 1996, and this photo is the way that I will remember him looking. May The Lord bless all the family with peace and comfort.
I will always remember him by the nickname we gave him at the Camp Meeting in Mississippi, “the koolaid guy”. He always had a ready smile and a firm handshake. I will never forget him as long as I live. Heaven is a much sweeter place today. See you again my friend.
Prayers for Annette and the family. God Bless.
I have many fond memories of Joel, from camping, to just spending afternoons listening to Joel and my Dad (Don Walters) sharing stories about life, deer hunting, and hopes for future endeavors. Joel had an uncanny way of calming a tense situation by his unique laugh and by putting his arm around their shoulder, sometimes without saying a word and it always lightened the tension. Larry Perkins could be fuming mad over something, and Joel would start laughing ,Larry would almost always say “Joel Moore what is so funny” Joel would just keep chuckling the madder Larry got, but I always remember Larry eventually laughing too and saying” I love you Joel Moore”. I don’t think anybody enjoyed deer hunting Camp Atterbury more than Joel, I recall him making the most impressive shot I have ever seen. Joe was always had an upbeat spirit even if things didn’t turn out as planned. As I grew older I recall conversations about business and life that at the time I thought we were just sharing our opinions on topics, but it was his humble way of giving advice. Joel you will be missed but never forgotten.
Mike Walters
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