Harold Eugene Moore

Harold Eugene Moore, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home in Mentor, KY. Harold was born in Campbell County on January 9, 1922 to Lena and Gus Eshman. Lena died five days later and Harold was adopted by Frazier and Velma Moore. He graduated from Georgetown College and received his Master's Degree from Xavier University. His teaching career began at age 19 at Mount Auburn School in Pendleton County, from there he went to teach at A. J. Jolly and Campbell County High School. He also taught in New Richmond and Mariemont, OH and at Northern Kentucky University. He served in WW II in the U.S. Army Air Corps in India.  He was pastor of Licking Valley Baptist Church for 28 years and East Dayton Baptist Church for 3 years. He was a member of Mentor Baptist Church of Mentor, KY. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Matilda Smith Moore; a son, Robert “Bob” H. Moore and a brother, William Eshman. Harold is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jo-Ann Erisman Moore; two daughters, Julianne (Gary) Brown and Jacqueline (Mark) DeVine;  6 grandchildren, Rob (Laurie) Moore, Cindy Moore, Bobbi Jo (Gary) Farmer, Nathan Brown, Drew and Sam DeVine;  6 great grandchildren, Jonathan, Bobby and Brent Moore, Chandler and Phoebe Farmer and Kaleb Ellison; a daughter in law, Joyce Moore Anderson. Visitation 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Mentor Baptist Church and 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Monday with funeral services at 11:00 AM at the Church. Interment with Military Honors at the Grand View Cemetery, Mentor, KY. Memorials may be made to Mentor Baptist Church, 3724 Smith Road, Mentor, KY 41007 or to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road, Florence, KY 41042. Alexandria Funeral Home serving the family.