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Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, Texas
Monday, January 15, 2018
Page 4-A
David Edward Moon
November 9, 1927 - January 12, 2018
David Edward Moon, age 90, of West, passed away Friday evening, January 12, 2018 at his home in Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Todd Pick officiating.
David was born November 9, 1927 in Mart, the son of Emmett Mitchell Moon and Iva Eudora (Durham) Moon. He attended schools in Mart and was a 1945 graduate of Mart High School. David received a football scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University and enrolled there in 1945. He graduated in 1949 and started a teaching and coaching career in Lockhart, Texas. In 1951, David accepted the job of head football coach in West, where he met Evelyn Adams Moses and her son Charles James Moses Jr. Evelyn and David were married on April 18, 1952. On April 28, 1953 a daughter, Lindsay, was added to their family. A career change occurred shortly thereafter; and David started a rewarding career in sales. He worked: first, for Southwest Sanitary Co. in Dallas, and later for Pollock Paper Distributors in Austin.
David was a very faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in West where he took over the job of Treasurer from his father-in-law, D.T. Adams, and served in this capacity for many years. He had a great passion for West Rest Haven, having been a charter member of the board of directors and served as board president from 1968 until 2013. David enjoyed playing golf with his close friends and especially loved spending time with his family.
David is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Evelyn Adams Moon, his parents; and six brothers and sisters, Emmett Mitchell Moon, Jr., Kyle Moon, William Langford Moon, Mary Gladys Moon (Heflin), Iva Lee Moon (Reed), Frances Elizabeth Moon and Ray D. Moon.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his daughter, Lindsay Moon Pierce and husband Bill of Dallas; a step-son, Charles J. Moses Jr. of Mansfield; grandchildren, Mary Evelyn Pierce, Blake Pierce Goldston and husband Andy, Stephanie Moses, Scott Moses and wife Rene, Kyle Moses and wife Ali; great grandsons, Christopher and Stephen Moses; and many beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Rest Haven Disaster Fund or First United Methodist Church of West. A memorial guest book can be found at www.aderholdfuneralhome.com.
Waco, Texas
Monday, January 15, 2018
Page 4-A
David Edward Moon
November 9, 1927 - January 12, 2018
David Edward Moon, age 90, of West, passed away Friday evening, January 12, 2018 at his home in Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Todd Pick officiating.
David was born November 9, 1927 in Mart, the son of Emmett Mitchell Moon and Iva Eudora (Durham) Moon. He attended schools in Mart and was a 1945 graduate of Mart High School. David received a football scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University and enrolled there in 1945. He graduated in 1949 and started a teaching and coaching career in Lockhart, Texas. In 1951, David accepted the job of head football coach in West, where he met Evelyn Adams Moses and her son Charles James Moses Jr. Evelyn and David were married on April 18, 1952. On April 28, 1953 a daughter, Lindsay, was added to their family. A career change occurred shortly thereafter; and David started a rewarding career in sales. He worked: first, for Southwest Sanitary Co. in Dallas, and later for Pollock Paper Distributors in Austin.
David was a very faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in West where he took over the job of Treasurer from his father-in-law, D.T. Adams, and served in this capacity for many years. He had a great passion for West Rest Haven, having been a charter member of the board of directors and served as board president from 1968 until 2013. David enjoyed playing golf with his close friends and especially loved spending time with his family.
David is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Evelyn Adams Moon, his parents; and six brothers and sisters, Emmett Mitchell Moon, Jr., Kyle Moon, William Langford Moon, Mary Gladys Moon (Heflin), Iva Lee Moon (Reed), Frances Elizabeth Moon and Ray D. Moon.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his daughter, Lindsay Moon Pierce and husband Bill of Dallas; a step-son, Charles J. Moses Jr. of Mansfield; grandchildren, Mary Evelyn Pierce, Blake Pierce Goldston and husband Andy, Stephanie Moses, Scott Moses and wife Rene, Kyle Moses and wife Ali; great grandsons, Christopher and Stephen Moses; and many beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Rest Haven Disaster Fund or First United Methodist Church of West. A memorial guest book can be found at www.aderholdfuneralhome.com.