Shirley McNellis Moore

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in White Deer, with Rev. John Westman, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: White Deer Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Moore was born March 20, 1922 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She married Virgil Moore on October 30, 1941 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death in 1994. She had been a resident of White Deer for 50 years before moving to Amarillo in 1993. She was a former member of the White Deer Senior Citizens Center. Shirley was a sustaining member of the Republican National Committee and served as a voting delegate for Carson County at two state conventions in the 1970's and 1980's. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in White Deer. She was a dedicated wife and mother and loved to cook. In the 1950's and 1960's, Shirley designed and made costumes for Jeanne Willingham's Beaux Arts Dance Studio and Linda Germany School of Dance. SURVIVORS: Daughter: Linda Germany and husband Mike of White Deer; 2 granddaughters: Jennifer Reasoner of Amarillo and Marlo Hendrick of White Deer; 3 grandsons: Keith Germany of White Deer, Brian Germany of Phoenix, Arizona, and Nick Moore of Bryan; 15 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Ricky Moore, a daughter, Juanna Jo Moore, a grandson, Michael Moore, 10 brothers and sisters, and her parents, John T. and Lillie McNellis.MEMORIALS: United Methodist Church of White Deer, P.O. Box 835, White Deer, Texas 79097, or White Deer Senior Citizens Center, 315 S. Main, White Deer, Texas 79097.