Moore, Esther Campbell

Esther Campbell Moore, 88, of Blacksburg, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Born in Union Grove, N.C., she was the daughter of the late George and Georgia Campbell. Along with her husband, Edgar Moore, who died in 2003, she lived in Washington, D.C., and Forest Heights, Md., where they raised their family. After retiring from the JC Penney Company, they moved to Statesville, N.C., and then to Blacksburg, Va. Esther was a member of the Blacksburg Baptist Church for 16 years where she loved to adopt college students and go on trips with the senior group. She was a great volunteer, working with the American Red Cross for over 20 years. She also volunteered at Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, Va., Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Va., did taxes for seniors, and collected data for the 1990 United States Census. She took great pride in the accomplishments of her children and granddaughters and was able to meet her great-grandson in September. She was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Snow; and brothers, Hugh and Wayne Campbell. She is survived by her son, Garry Moore and his wife, Mary Carol Madej, of Herndon, Va.; daughter, Joan Moore, of Blacksburg; granddaughters and son-inlaws, Elizabeth and Phil Larsen, of Rochester, Minn., and Amelia and Brent Gazlay, of Burnsville, Minn.; greatgrandson, Charles Edgar Larsen; sisters, Lessie Williams, Magdalene Ellis and Martha Campbell; a brother, Luther Campbell; and 33 nieces and nephews and their families. The family would like to thank the Arbors/Willow staff at Kroontje Health Care Center and Good Samaritan Hospice. Funeral Services will be held at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home, 705 Davie Ave., Statesville, N.C., at noon on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. until noon on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the American Red Cross. Local arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, Va., 540-552-3211.