Barbara Wright Moore, 85, Alum Creek, was carried home Sunday, March 27, 2016, Resurrection morning on the wings of angels at Hospice West, South Charleston.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronda Joshua Wright in 1984 and Hubert Leo Moore in 2013.
Twenty-one years ago Barbara gave her heart to the Lord which meant more to her than any other event in her life. Next to that was the pride and joy she took in her family which she often spoke fondly saying there was not an ugly or a lazy one in the bunch.
She was a retired clerk with the Dept of Transportation.
She is survived by her daughters: Brenda (Bub) Anderson and Cindy (Bobby) Lindgren; sons, Russell (Kathryn), Billy (Karen) and Randy (Kristy) Wright; step-daughters, Connie (Bob) Lowther and Debbie (Tom) Blasingim; step-son, Curtis (Kris) Moore; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, five great, great-grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, and three step-great grandchildren.
Service will be 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Curry Funeral Home Chapel, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Rev. John Helvey officiating. Burial will follow at Lively Cemetery, Sod. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Much love and many prayers for this wonderful family. Oh Barbara, how wonderful it must be to be celebrating with our Lord and Savior. Some day they’ll be a great reunion for us all.
I would like to share a poem with the family.
And Then It Is Winter
Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware
of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and
embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons
ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them
all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and
dreams.
But, here it is…
The winter of my life and it catches me by surprise. How did I get
here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I
remember well…seeing older people through the years and thinking that
those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far
off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is. ..
My friends are retired and getting grey…they move slower and
I see an older person now. Some are in better and some in worse shape
than me…but, I see the great change…Not like the friends I
remember who were young and vibrant…but, like me, their age is
beginning to show, and we are now those older folks that we used to see
and never thought we’d be. Each day now, I find that just getting a
shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat
anymore… it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t do it of my own free will…
I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so…now…
I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and
pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I
wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that the winter
has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last. This I know. . .
when it’s over, it’s over.
Yes, I have regrets…
There are things I wish I hadn’t done…things I should have
done, but, indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s
all in a lifetime.
So, if you’re not in your winter yet…
Let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think.
So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life,
please do it quickly! Don’t put things off too long!!
Life goes by so quickly.
Do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is
your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the
seasons of your life…so, live for today and say all the things that
you want your loved ones to remember…and hope that they
appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for
them in all the years past!!
“Life” is a gift to you.
The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.
Make it a fantastic one.
Remember…
It is health that is real wealth . . . not pieces of gold and silver.
Life is too short…
To let even one day be frenzied or frazzled or frittered away.
Life is too short not to take time to do the things that
will hold the most meaning for you.
So let yourself…
Float like a leaf on a stream, relax with your memories and
let yourself dream. Throw out your list that’s impossibly long,
and dance a few steps to a favorite song…
Turn off the news…
And go find someone real who’ll listen and talk and affirm what you feel.
Life is too short and flies by if you let it
so choose what you want every day– and go and get it.
Knowing soon……. it will be Winter.
I believe that Barbara lived the winter of her life doing the things that were most important to her. She married the love of her life in 2004, they were together for nine years before he passed away.
One last thought……
God looked around His garden, and he found an empty place.
Then He looked down upon this earth and saw her tired face.
He knew that she was suffering, He knew she was in pain.
He knew she never would get well, upon this earth again.
He put His arms around her, and lifted her to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful, for He takes only the best.
Barbara is now with the Lord…..no more pain, only peace and happiness.
May She rest in peace. Prayers of comfort for the family.
I have known this family all of my life. Such wonderful people and a wonderful Mother & Father that gets the credit for that. It is difficult to lose your Mother but I pray that God wraps His arms of Love around all of you & grant you the peace within your hearts. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Won’t that be a wonderful Homecoming day? Makes you homesick don’t it? Stay close to each other and true to God. Blessings.