Leroy Moorer, 91, passed away on January 11, 20011. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2001 at Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Greenville, Rev. Harold O. Simpson, pastor, Brother James Daniels of Hook Street Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with James Herbert Funeral Home directing.

On a windy Wednesday morning on the 27th day of March in 1919, Leroy was born to the late Henry Moorer and Evalyn Crenshaw Moorer of Butler County in Greenville. The sixth born of seven children in total, Leroy grew up with three older brothers, Earnest, Maron and David, and two older sisters, Arwilla and Icie and one younger sister, Essie Mae. The family business was farming sugar cane that was known as Moorer’s Bottom. After school you would find his older siblings working in the field, but not Leroy; he could be heard running in the fields with little sister Essie in tow.

In school his favorite subject was mathematics. He loved working with his hands, but not farming. Leroy was a natural-born builder and enjoyed designing structures; building or repairing homes became his occupation. Self-employed, Leroy built several residential and commercial buildings, and became known for his innovative style.

While living in Mobile, he was called to war on Jan. 5, 1942. He served three years, eight months and 28 days in the Foreign Service in Rhineland, Germany. As a Private First Class in the 3128th Quartermaster Service Company, Leroy served in both the European and Afrian theatres of WWII and earned European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with two Bronze stars for his distinguished service in defense of our nation.

With eyes to the future, after leaving the military, Leroy met and married Daisy White. They had nine children.

The church was his strength and he was a devoted member of the Church of Christ for the past 65 years.

Leroy will be welcomed home by his loving wife Daisy White Moorer, nurturing daughrer, Daisy Parker, his sons-in-law, James Parker, Gene Jackson, his caring grandsons/granddaughter Stanley Marsh, Aundrey Parker, Syvian Parker, and his compassionate brothers and sisters, Earnest Moorer, Maron Moorer, David Crenshaw, Arwilla Moorer, Icie Slate, all of whom predeceased him.

Leroy is survived by his loving daughter Dorothy Marsh of Greenville; attentive son Roy Moorer (Louise) of Meriden, Conn.; loving daughters, Jill Moorer of Chicago; Lena Jackson of Cassatt, SC.; Jacqueline Weir (Gerry) of Camp Springs, Md.; Gail Moorer, Hildergard Samuels and Virginia Moorer, all of New Haven, Conn., and doting sister, Essie Crenshaw of Greenville; kind grandchildren, Vincent Parker of Washington, D.C.; Bryson Weir (Liz) and Candice Weir, all of Md.; Vanessa Thomas (Cornelius), Tammy Marsh and Joy Scott (Tony) all of Alabama; Cyrena Mells, Alicia Sena (Issah), Korvah Moorer, Jewell Covington, Felisha Boyd, Pia Martin (Robert), Rory Moorer (Samantha), Stephen Moorer (Molly), Derrick Moorer, Kamron Samuels, all of Conn.; Koreco Moorer (Erica) of Az.; 25 affectionate great-grandchildren; one adorable great-great-grandson, all left to cherish his memory, along with an abundance of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.