J.C. Moore

J.C. Moore, age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025 at his home.

J.C. was born Friday, August 25, 1939 in Rutherford County to the late John Caldwell Moore, Sr. and Ruth Burgess Moore. He worked in textiles most of his life, having worked for Cone Mills at the Cliffside and Avondale plants. He also worked for the family business at Moore Scrap Metal and Wrecker Service. J.C. was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, yard work, gardening and working on cars. He was an avid sports fan of the Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers and NASCAR. J.C. was known as a hardworking man who always thought of others before himself.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of forty-eight years, Sylvia Ann Moore; son, Carl Ray Moore; daughter, Pamela Gay; brother, Frank Buren Moore and sister, Mary Quinn Kiser.

Left to cherish his memory are his grandchildren, Brad Moore (Brooke) of Ellenboro, Timothy Gay of Bloomington, Indiana, Brandon Gay of Forest City, James Gay (Miranda) of Ellenboro, Marcus Gay of Forest City, Kindra Gay of Ellenboro, Haley Brown (James) of Marion; ten great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

A gathering to honor J.C. will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Thursday, June 5th at Harrelson Funeral Home. Inurnment will be private for the family at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery.

Memorial donations are requested to Boys Town USA, www.boystown.org