Elberta Claire Moore, known as Sunny by those who knew and loved her,
passed away peacefully on Monday, September 3, 2018, in
Lewisville, Texas. She was 84.
Sunny was born in Sacramento, California to Elbert and Madeline Hodge on
October 9, 1933. She was the second of three siblings. On November 29, 1952
Sunny married Charles Blaine Moore. They had five children.
In her early years, Sunny spent her days being a keeper of her home and a
devoted wife and mother, eventually settling down in Temple, Texas. Later, she
was the manager for Jo Ann Fabrics in Temple, Texas, formerly known as Cloth
World.
Sunny loved to quilt, sew and knit, and was a member of the Wildflower Quilt
Guild until her health prevented her from going to meetings. Her deepest love
and affection, however, was for her grandchildren, who called her Nana. She
often hand-made gifts for them and loved to show their pictures to anyone who
would look at them.
She is survived by her siblings, Sherry Morehouse of Oroville, California and
Dr. Steven Hodge of Boulder, Colorado, three daughters, Tina Remias of Flower
Mound, Texas, Jana Moore of Lewisville, Texas, Erika Mendenhall and her
husband James of Temple, Texas, 10 grandchildren: Laura Vu, Levi Bartosh,
Andrea Collins, John Remias, Melissa Gibson, Daniel Mendenhall, Erin
Mendenhall, Rebekah Mendenhall, Seth Mendenhall, Ryan Mendenhall and 6
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 2 sons, Brian
Wallace Moore and Martin David Moore.
The family will be having a private celebration of her life at a later date.