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Rosa Lee (Sims) Moore (1920 - 1998)

Rosa Lee Moore formerly Sims aka Harrington, Smith
Born in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 11 Jan 1938 in Coryell, Texas, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 9 Mar 1946 [location unknown]
Mother of , , , [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 78 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rosa Lee Sims was born on Jan 10, 1920 in Gatesville Texas. She was the daughter of William Edgar Sims and Eva Pearl Boykin. Rosa Lee married first to Freeman Adair Lee Harrington on Jan 11, 1938 in Coryell County Texas.[1] She married second to Lowell D. Smith. Rosa Lee married third to William Myers "Buddie" Moore, Jr. on March 9, 1946. She passed away on Aug 23, 1998 in Fort Worth Texas and was laid to rest in Restland Cemetery in Gatesville Texas.[2]

Sources

  1. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-F29W : 10 December 2017), Freeman Harrington and Rosa Lee Sims, 11 Jan 1938; citing Marriage, citing Coryell, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,901,625.
  2. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 October 2019), memorial page for Rosa Lee Sims Moore (10 Jan 1920–23 Aug 1998), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46127738, citing Restland Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Sherry Lawrence (contributor 47178189) . Find A Grave: Memorial #46127738

Obituary

An Obituary from "Gatesville Messenger & Star Forum," Saturday, August 29, 1998:

Rosa Lee Moore died Aug. 23 in Fort Worth. She was 78. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Scott's Funeral Home in Gatesville with the Rev. M. V. Hemphill officiating. Burial was in Restland Cemetery. She was born Jan. 10, 1920, in Gatesville to the late Wm. Edgar and Eva Pearl Sims. She was reared and attended school in Pearl. On March 9, 1946, she married W.M. "Buddie" Moore. They resided all their married lives in Gatesville. He preceded her in death on March 31, 1997. She was a telephone operator for many years at the telephone company, and was a seamstress at Walls Manufacturing, retiring from there after many years of service. She was a member of Eastwood Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a son, Duane Moore, on Feb. 27, 1990. Survivors include two sons, Ronnie Moore and Johnnie Moore, both of Gatesville; one sister, Thelma Gaston of Gatesville; two brothers, Herman Sims of Gatesville and Milford Sims of Fort Stockton; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Willis Featherston, Bob Matthews, Don Wolske, Clyde Warren, Harold Pruitt, Woody Raby and Eddie Richter. The family requests memorials be given to the Gatesville High School Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund, in care of Jeanne Munday, GISD Administration Office, 311 Lovers Lane, Gatesville, TX 76528.

US Census

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C7YN-9N2 : accessed 28 October 2019), Rosalee Sims in household of Edgar Sims, Precinct 3, Coryell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 8A, line 35, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2309; FHL microfilm 2,342,043.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJV-HRD : 29 July 2019), Cecil Harrington in household of John Harrington, Justice Precinct 2, Coryell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50-7, sheet 2A, line 36, family 26, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4013.





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