Elta Moore

She was born and named Elta Jeanette Franklin on September 14, 1933, in her parents’ home on Porters Mountain outside of Montvale, Virginia.  Jeanette, as she preferred to be called, was reared in the Christian home of Robert Otey and Lura Franklin and grew up on a farm along with her two older brothers, Ray Otey (fondly called Junior) and James.  She was taught about the Lord and trusted Christ as her Savior as a child.

After finishing high school, she worked about 2 years to save some money to go to college.  Then Jeanette went to Piedmont Bible College (now renamed Carolina University).  Shortly after arriving, she met Fredrick Haynes Moore.  They immediately began dating and were married the following summer on July 16, 1955.  Ten months later their son, Jerry Fredrick Moore, was born and 14 months following that, their daughter, Janet Elizabeth Moore, was born.

After Haynes graduated from Piedmont, they began serving the Lord full time with Youth for Christ in Beloit, Wisconsin.  Three and ½ years later, they were offered a position with Youth for Christ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they served for four and ½ years.  The lives of many young people in the Youth for Christ clubs and through the ministry to juvenile delinquents were touched, impacted, led to The Lord, and transformed as the result of how God used Haynes and Jeanette through His calling on their lives.

God had been burdening their hearts to work with young people as a youth pastor.  Doors were opened that lead to a youth pastorate in Pontiac, Michigan, later as a youth pastor in Springfield, Missouri, and at Salem Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (as interim and later assistant youth pastor).

The church where they were serving owned Merriwood Christian Camp and the senior pastor offered Haynes and Jeanette the position as full time Camp Director.  They served there for 16 years.

God then redirected and led Haynes to serve as Director of Public Relations and Food Service at the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission, where he ministered for almost 12 years.

At Salem Baptist Church, in addition to assisting Haynes in the youth ministry, at the camp, and the Rescue Mission, Jeanette also substituted at Salem Baptist Day School.  She later became the full-time librarian and partially retired after 25 years of service at the school.  She then served for one more year as music teacher and librarian at Immanuel Christian School.  Then she retired fulltime.  She continued assisting Haynes at the Rescue Mission where she played the piano and provided special music when he conducted a weekly evening service at the Mission.  She also served along with Haynes while visiting churches to share about the ministry at the Rescue Mission, often playing the piano and ministering with music while frequenting those many churches.

At every church at which they were members through the years, and now at Temple Baptist Church, where they have been attending/members since 1991, Jeanette and Haynes have always served in the choir.  They dearly love music and worshiping The Lord through that medium.  She also loved working in AWANA club, teaching Sunday School, and working in Vacation Bible School.

JEANETTE WAS ALWAYS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL THE MINISTRIES IN WHICH HAYNES WAS INVOLVED!

About 26 years ago, Jeanette was found to have pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiectasis, resulting from having had pneumonia several decades prior.  She has been on, first part time and later fulltime, oxygen for about 7 years.   She only had about 50 % capacity left in one lung and about 20% left in the other lung.    In September 2020, Jeanette had a hospital stay for atrial fibrillation, after which her strength was greatly diminished. A specialist at Duke Hospital recently told the family that most with conditions such as Jeanette’s survive 7-15 years.  We praise The Lord for allowing us to have her all these additional years!

On February 25, 2021, she tested positive for Covid-19 and was immediately hospitalized because of its effect on her oxygen level.  The family had not been allowed to see her since being admitted to the hospital.  Visiting restrictions were to have been lifted and all were excited about the potential to see and be with her beginning March 17th.  Sadly, she passed peacefully in her sleep when her heart just gave out on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at 8:20 p.m.  In the days before she passed, several times Jeanette told the family and hospital personnel that she wanted to go home to be with The Lord.

Though the family sorrows, they do not sorrow as those who have no hope (I Thessalonians 4:13).  For they are confident and consoled by the eternal fact that their precious wife, mother, and relative is:

FINALLY HOME

But just think of stepping on shore and finding it HEAVEN

Of touching a hand and finding it GOD’S

OF BREATHING NEW AIR AND FINDING IT CELESTIAL

Of waking up in glory and finding it HOME!

Jeanette is survived by F. Haynes Moore, her husband of almost 66 years, son Jerry Moore and wife Kay, daughter Janet Moore Zaal and husband Ron, grandson Ethan Moore, step-grandsons Jeremy and Chris Long, Bobby Zaal and wife Alissa, Johnny Zaal and wife Christian, and step-great grandchildren Kaylie, Reagan, Jack, Maddy, and Ellie Zaal.  She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Marcheta Franklin and Joyce Franklin, 8 nephews, 2 nieces, and multiple great nieces and nephews.  She was preceded by her parents Otey and Lura Franklin, brothers Junior and James Franklin, and one sister-in-law Maria Franklin.

The funeral arrangements are as follows:

• The family will be available for visitation on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 11:00-11:45 a.m., in the multipurpose building at Temple Baptist Church, 7035 Franklin Road, Lewisville, NC 27023.  There will be pictures and a video on display during the visitation to rightfully honor Jeanette.
• In light of COVID-19, the family respectfully requests that all attendees observe the following:

1. Please wear a mask at all times when not seated or singing
2. Please refrain from personal contact with the Moore family and other attendees
3. Feel free to use the hand sanitizer stations in the foyer to help control the spread of germs
4. Make sure to observe Social Distancing guidelines
5. Those not comfortable being in an indoor setting or unable to wear a mask, please feel free to visit the family and others outside after the graveside funeral service

• The funeral will be conducted at 12:00 noon as a graveside service at the cemetery on the Temple Baptist Church property located adjacent to the multipurpose building.  The weather is currently forecast to be sunny with a high of 54 degrees.  Please dress accordingly.
• Those who are unable to attend are welcome to watch the funeral as it is live streamed on the Temple Baptist Church (Lewisville, NC) Facebook page on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 12:00 noon.

ALTHOUGH JEANETTE DEARLY LOVED FLOWERS, SHE SUPREMELY LOVED HER HEAVENLY FATHER MOST!  IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS IN HER HONOR AND MEMORY MAY BE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. Temple Baptist Church Missions Fund or Building Fund.  Send donations to Temple Baptist Church, P. O. Box 130 Lewisville, NC 27023 or online at templebaptistchurch.info.
2. Winston-Salem Rescue Mission at wsrescue.org.