MOORE, Leland L. "Dinty" - 1979
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review Jan 8, 1979 p 1
Covington – Leland L. “Dinty” Moore, a former state representative and member of the advisory board of the Elston Bank at Waynetown died Sunday at the Medical Center Hospital at Punta Gorda, Fla.
Mr. Moore, 78 was at his winter home in Florida with his wife, the former Jessie Fay Bonnett at the time of his death.
A Covington resident most of his life, Mr. Moore served Vermillion County to a State Representative from 1938-1940. He was a director of the Waynetown State Bank until it was purchased by Elston Bank. At that time he was named to the advisory board of the bank.
Mr. Moore was a retail grain dealer, operating elevators in Covington, Foster, Rileysburg, Perrysville, Cayuga, Newport, Waynetown and Talono, Ill. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in WWI. He was born April 6, 1900, near Waynetown, a son of Walter M and Bertha (Petro) Moore. He and his wife were married Nov 11, 1936.
He was a graduate of Covington HS and attended the University of Illinois He also attended a business college in Champaign.
He was a member of Fountain Lodge 60 F&AM, Covington; a life member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Danville Ill; the last charter member of the Fulton Banta Post 291 of the American Legion; the Fountain County Old Guard 2395 VFW; and a member and quartermaster of the Veterans of WWI Barrack 1995.
He also was a member of the Charlotte City (Florida) Lodge 2153 BPOE; the Punta Garda Isles Yacht and Racquet Club and the Civic Assocation of Punta Garda Isles. He held membership in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 538 in Danville, Ill and a former member of the Indiana Grain Dealers Association.
Surviving besides his wife are a son, Harland E. Moore of Punta Garda and several grandchildren.
Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert H. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
A Masonic memorial service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Graveside military services will be conducted by officials of the American Legion and VFW. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday. Short services will be conducted for Mr. Moore Tuesday at the Kay-Ponter Funeral Home, Punta Garda.
Source: Covington Friend Thursday, Jan. 11, 1979
Leland L. “Dinty” Moore, 78, of Covington, died at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 1979, at the Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Fla. He had been ill a year.
Moore had been spending the winters in Florida for the past 20 years. A retired grain dealer, he had resided most of his life in Covington. He was a former resident of Waynetown and Perrysville.
He had owned grain elevators in Covington, Foster, Rileysburg, Perrysville, Cayuga, Newport, Waynetown and Tolono, Ill.
Moore served as a state representative for Fountain County from 1938 to 1940. He had been a director of the Waynetown State Bank for several years before it was purchased by the Elston Bank. He remained a member of the Elston State Bank advisory board.
A graduate of the Covington High School, he had attended the University of Illinois and a business college at Champaign. He was an Army veteran of World War I.
A member of the Fountain Masonic Lodge 60 F&AM, he also was a life member of the Scottish Rite. He was the last charter member of the Fulton-Banta American Legion Post 291. He was a member of the Fountain County Old Guard Post 2395 VFW and served as quartermaster of World War I-Barracks 1995.
He was a member of the Charlotte County, Fla., Elks Lodge 2153, Punta Gorda Isles Racket Club and Civic Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 538 at Danville. He was a former member of the Indiana Grain Dealers Association.
Born April 6, 1900, near Waynetown, he was the son of Walter M. and Bertha Petro Moore. He was married Nov. 11, 1936, to Jessie Fay Bonnett, who survives.
Other survivors include a son, Harlan of Punta Gorda; several grandchildren and four cousins.
Friends will be received from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday at the Kay-Ponger Funeral Home in Punta Gorda, with brief services there at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Services will be at 2 p.m. EST Friday at the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in Covington. The Rev. Robert Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by the American Legion and VFW.
Friends will be received after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Bodine &Shelby Funeral Home. The family will be present from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Masonic memorial services will be there at 8 p.m. Thursday. -S