Lorraine Genell White Moore

Lorraine Genell White Moore, age 94, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. She was born July 20, 1919, in Roosevelt, Okla., to parents Walter Henry and Elizabeth Idyll Pleasants White. Lorraine moved to Apache, Okla., at the age of five. There she attended and graduated from Apache Schools. She married Ben Moore on Dec. 10, 1939, in Oklahoma City. The couple made their home in Apache, and she worked at the First National Bank of Apache for 28 years. At the age of 78, she moved to Fayetteville. Loved by friends and family from Apache and Fayetteville, as well as across the country, she was an excellent baker and well-known for her cinnamon rolls and coconut cream pie. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister, Ethel Vickers; and five brothers, Jim, Cecil, Carl, Boyd "Doc" and Matt White. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Barbara Moore of Fayetteville, Ark.; two grandchildren, Ben David Moore and wife, Daphne, of Bentonville; and Laura Keese and husband, Spencer, of Hot Springs; and five beloved great-grandchildren, Cooper, Jackson and Rachael Keese; and John David and Ben Davis Moore. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at First Baptist Church of Fayetteville, Ark., under the direction of Moore's Chapel. Officiating will be Dr. Douglas Falknor; and at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at First Baptist Church of Apache, Okla., officiated by Dr. Rue Scott. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Apache, Okla. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Fayetteville, P.O. Box 1324, Fayetteville, AR 72702; or First Baptist Church of Apache, P.O. Box 327, Apache, OK 73006; or Arkansas Baptist Boys Ranch, 10 Remington Dr., Little Rock, AR 72204; or a charity of choice. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.