Obituaries

DeLyla June Moore

DeLyla June Riekenberg Moore, "Ricky", 80, passed into the arms of her loving Savior on July 25, 2013, at Regency Hospital, Fayettevlle. Ricky was an 18-year resident of Cincinnati, Ark. She was born in Portland, Ore., on July 10, 1933, to Herbert W. and Laura K. Riekenberg. She married Sid Moore of Bowlegs, Okla., on April 6, 1958, at Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Neb. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, of Cincinnati; two daughters, Lorilyn Harper of Atlanta, Ga., and Sharilyn Hughes of Decatur, Ark., one son, Scott Moore and wife Angela Sullivan Moore of the Siloam Springs area; five grandchildren, Olivia and Grayson Moore, and Jennifer, Savanna and Dow Ray Hughes; two great-grandchildren, Zachary Alexander Hughes and Tristan Dallas Carr; one sister, Joyce Johnson of Houston, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Merlin "Rick" Riekenberg and her parents. A lifelong member of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, Ricky graduated High School in Norfolk, Neb., in 1950 and Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Neb., in 1955. Having taught in a variety of schools over a 39-year career, she retired in 1998 from the Siloam Springs School system, enjoying her last 21 years there. Preceding Siloam Springs, she had taught in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church schools systems at Columbus, Neb.; Lincoln, Neb.; Mount Clemens, Mich.; and Walburg, Texas. After a five-year teaching experience with Department of Defense schools in the Azores, Portugal, she taught in the Shawnee, Okla., school system for five years, one year in Cleveland, Okla., and one year in Eureka Springs, Ark., before coming back to Siloam Springs. Visitation will be held at Luginbuel Funeral Home, Prairie Grove, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, July 31 – 10 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Prairie Grove, with interment in The National Cemetery, Fayetteville. Officiating will be Pastor David P. Hudak of Christ Lutheran Church in Siloam Springs, with Vicar David Schlinbeckler of Peace Lutheran Church. Music will be provided by Mrs. Dorothy Jones of Bella Vista, Arkansas. The family requests that in lieu of flowers a memorial be made to Peace Lutheran Church in Ricky's name for use in the furtherance of the gospel in the area. Pallbearers: Grayson Moore, Dow Ray Hughes, Jacob McDaniel, Steve Moore, Glenn Moore and Tim Moore. Online guestbook, www.luginbuel.com.

Published July 28, 2013

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