Moore, Charles Ernest

Charles Ernest Moore, 68, of Blacksburg, Va., went to be with the Lord peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 15, 2009, at his home. He was born in Catawba, Virginia on March 20, 1941, to the late John U. and Olivia B. Moore.

He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, John Thomas Moore and Clifford W. Moore; three sisters, Dorothy L. Hendrick, Catherine N. Bloxom, and Ruth Fleck. He retired from the Virginia Tech Power Plant after 27 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his loving wife, Rita Carol Wojciechowski Moore, of Blacksburg; daughters, Charlese M. Simpkins, of Floyd, Rhonda Jean Moore, of Riner; son and daughter-in-law, Leonard (Lenny) Charles and Crystal Moore, of Christiansburg; grandchildren, Chasidy Lerea Simpkins, Tyler Dean Lawson, Trevor John Lawson, Logan Charles Lawson, Dylan Jared Moore, Megan Olivia Moore; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Clarence A. Moore, Blacksburg, Lloyd Allen “Bobby” Moore, Riner, and Dennis E. and Shelvy Moore, Blacksburg; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Sylvia Price, Blacksburg, Doise and Charles E. Trumbo, Durham, N.C., and Ada M. Harrison, Roanoke; 24 nieces and nephews; and family pet, Banjo. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Kingrea and the Rev. Everette Shepherd officiating. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, SW, Blacksburg.