MOORE FUNERAL HOMES

JOE MOORE

ABOUT JOE MOORE

Joe Moore was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 31, 1919, the youngest of nine children. His father was J. Herbert Moore and his mother was Cora (Musgrove) Moore who was a second cousin of Will Rogers. Joe’s father and his brother J. Foreman Moore established Moore Undertakers in Claremore. In 1932 they moved the family to Tulsa to open their first chapel located at 1403 S. Peoria. Joe was 12 years old when he began to assist in the family business. In this interview Joe talks about the history of the funeral business during the 1921 race riot, the Depression, the dust bowl days and the days of funeral home ambulances. Joe and his great niece Elaine Moore Jones also talk about the changing burial and memorial service traditions and the growth of Moore Funeral Homes to become the largest family-owned group of funeral homes in Oklahoma. In 1999 Joe was named Oklahoma Funeral Director of the Year. He died December 12, 2011.

PRODUCTION


Interview with Joe Moore



Program Credits:
Joe Moore — Interviewee
John Erling — Interviewer
Mel Myers — Announcer

Honest Media
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Laura Hyde — Upload Coordinator
Anne Hall — Transcriptionist

Date Created: March 9, 2011

Date Published: January 27, 2012

Notes: Recorded by John Erling in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Digital Audio Sound Recording, Non-Music.

Tags:Will Rogers, 1921 Race Riot, Dust Bowl Days, Great Depression, Bob Wills, Oral Roberts, Leon McAuliffe, Mrs. DeHaven’s Flowers, Ninde Funeral Home, Dr. Warren Hultgren, Genealogy Ledger, Cremation, Embalming

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