of Marianna, AR
May 19, 1942 - February 5, 2023
Carol Sue Mross Moore, 80, of Marianna, passed away on February 5, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Center in Jonesboro. Sue was born on May 19, 1942, in Hickory Ridge, Ark., to the late Joe Mross and the late Annabel Hawkins Mross.
Sue graduated from Hickory Ridge High School in 1960. After graduation, she was employed as a secretary/bookkeeper for a local business before moving to Marianna to live with relatives, Joe and Betty Traylor, in 1962. She met Charles Moore at the local hangout, the Porcupine Den, and they married on August 14, 1964. They expanded their family to include daughter Carol Ann and son Charles Jr.
While a young wife and mother, Sue worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for Clyde Andrews and Paul Moore at their respective Marianna businesses. Afterwards, she became an employee of the Marianna School District and served as the secretary to the counselor at Lee High School.
In 1972, while the family was living in Jonesboro as Charles was working toward his master's degree, he encouraged Sue to take her first college class. For the next seven years, Sue worked a full-time job, was a committed wife and mother, all the while taking night classes and summer classes to obtain her degree. Eventually she quit her full-time job to commute to Jonesboro daily for classes.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1979 from Arkansas State University and was named a Student of Distinction. She began her teaching career in the fall of 1979 at Lee High School and moved the next year to T.A. Futrell, where she taught Exploratory Business classes. She continued her education and in the late 1980s she received a Master of Science in Education degree.
After receiving her degree, she was named an elementary school counselor at Nunnally Elementary School in Marianna. Over the next 15 years, she was employed as a high school counselor in several school districts throughout Arkansas. Sue was a member of the Arkansas Counselors Association and the local Delta Kappa Gamma chapter. She retired from her education career in 2003.
In her retirement years, Sue spent time with granddaughters Camryn and Caroline Hart, attending numerous school programs, competitions and sporting events. SueSue, as her granddaughters and others lovingly referred to her, was always their biggest fan. She loved to work in her yard and was active in the First Baptist Church, especially with the women's and children's ministries. Genealogy became a passion, and she spent time travelling the state and region doing family research.
Sue is survived by her husband of 58 years, Charles Moore; her daughter Carol Ann Moore Hart; her son Charles ''Chuck'' Moore Jr.; her granddaughters, Camryn and Caroline Hart, and her devoted companion Chewie, all of Marianna. Also, one sister, Ann Mross Scott, of Little Rock and a host of loved ones and friends throughout the community and state.
A memorial service for Sue is planned in the next few weeks. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Marianna or the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Center in Jonesboro, in her memory.
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16 Condolence(s)
Denise Nelson
Sunday, April 9, 2023
May God continue to bless you and your family. Classmate I love you.
Carroll Mitchusson
Monday, March 27, 2023
What a wonderful woman Ms.Sue was always encouraging her students in their lives. So sorry for your loss Mr Charles,Carol Ann (Camyrn&Caroline ) and Chuck.. she will be greatly miss in my thoughts and prayers
Norman and Sue Halk
Sunday, February 12, 2023
So very sorry for your loss Mr. Moore and family!
Carolyn Burchardt
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Dear cousins,
Please accept my sincerest condolences on Sue’s passing.
All of you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Grace and Peace
Carolyn Burchardt
Jerry Moore
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Gail and my thoughts are with you.
Jimmy Aston
Friday, February 10, 2023
Tammy Watkins
Friday, February 10, 2023
Such a beautiful and sweet lady.
Always so kind and always made you feel right at home. She will definitely be missed.
Prayers for her family â¤ï¸
Philip & Karen Best
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Our deepest condolences to your family. Our prayers are with you all. Much love.
Tommy&Arlene Allentwa
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Thoughts and prayers for the family.
Shelley Russell Newcombe
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Mrs. Sue was a joy to be around. So glad I can say I had her in my life. She was pure joy. So thankful to get to know her. My condolences to the family.
Boyd and Wanda Russell
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Our sincere condolences to the Moore family. She was so sweet to everyone she met and we will miss her smile.
Carolyn Shoemaker
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Mr. Moore and family,
I'm so sorry to hear of Mrs. Moore's passing, she was such a lovely lady. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Shirley McCormick
Thursday, February 9, 2023
I was a First Grade Teacher at Vanndale Elem when Charles was our Supt. of Cross County School District. I loved him n his wife. So sorry, Charles n family. Prayers
Pat Hallman
Thursday, February 9, 2023
So sorry for you loss. She was a great lady and will be missed. Prayers for healing
Richard kennedy
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Everyone loved mrs.sue she was very sweet person. And very very smart.truly will miss her
Terry Hyslip
Thursday, February 9, 2023
She was a very nice person . She will be miss . So sorry for your loss.