Rose Dyer Moore

Roselyn Mason "Rose" Dyer Moore died at home in Trenton, Georgia, on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born on April 22, 1931, in Selma, Alabama, and shortly afterward began her life in Trenton. Her parents were Alford Leon and Jimmylu Mason Dyer. Rose was a faithful and beloved lifelong member of Trenton United Methodist Church, where she served actively in various positions, including youth leader, Sunday School teacher, choir director, Bible school worker, administrative board member and annual conference delegate, United Methodist Women, and nursery coordinator. She was actively involved in the founding of Girl Scouts in Dade County. She served on the Dade County Library Board, and was a long-time member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society for educators. Rose graduated from Dade County High School, where she played basketball, and was valedictorian of her class. She attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Chattanooga (UTC) in 1952, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She taught at Dalton City Schools; Lookout Mountain Elementary School; Munich, Germany American Schools in Munich, Germany; Walker County Schools; and Dade County Schools, for a total of 39 years. She taught music and various classroom levels, but spent most of her teaching years as a media specialist at Trenton Elementary School. After their marriage in 1956, Rose and husband Lamar enjoyed the years they spent together in Munich, Germany, where they had many exciting life experiences, and visited several countries. She was preceded in death by her parents, son-in-law Michael Kinney, sister and brother-in-law Elene and Jim Hale, brother and sister-in-law Aubrey "Bo" and Ellen Dyer, brothers-in-law Harry "Bud" Moore and Donald "Dude" Moore, and niece Cindy Dyer. She is survived by her husband Lamar Moore; children Marty and Michael Gronek, Trenton; Melissa Kinney, Cleveland, TN; and Wally and Natalie Moore, Jefferson, GA; grandchildren Katie (Andy) Williams, Laura Gronek, Mary (Stephen) Graham, and Colleen Gronek; Aaron, Hannah, and Will Kinney; and Megan, Emily, and Lily Moore; great-grandson Barrett Williams; sisters-in-law Bobbie Moore and Ellen Marie Moore; and seven nieces and nephews. More important than the things Rose did, are the many lives that she touched with her love and affirmation. Memorial Gifts may be made to Trenton United Methodist Church PO Box 6, Trenton, GA 30752. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Sunday October 18, 2015 at Trenton United Methodist Church with Rev. Reece Fauscett officiating. Interment will follow in Lake Hills Memorial Gardens, Trenton, GA. Family will receive friends 4PM until 8 PM Saturday at Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton, GA and 12 PM until Service time Sunday at Trenton United Methodist Church.

Rose Dyer Moore

April 22, 1931 - October 16, 2015