Earl Lee Moore

APACHE JUNCTION - Earl Lee Moore was born October 2, 1929 in Fort Morgan, Colo. He was the son of Emmett Moore and Marie Brown. He and his brother spent time between his divorced parents. At age 17, he took his 15 year old brother, Roy, and left home. He lived in California, Oregon and Colorado doing odd jobs and even became a Western Union messenger boy, biking all over Denver, Colo. Earl moved back to Missouri to help out his grandfather and met Wilda Eagen and entered into marriage three weeks after going on a blind date. He and Wilda were married Oct. 7, 1950 in Burlington, Iowa. They bought their farm in Sperry, Iowa in 1958 where they lived until retirement in 1991. Earl went to school to become a Machinist and later on a Tool and Die maker for the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, Iowa. Earl and Wilda sold the farm and bought a motor home to tour the country. They ended up buying a home and settling in Apache Junction, Ariz. He always had his hobbies, they included becoming a private pilot and owning his own plane, buying a camper and camping, belonging to the C.B. Club, Square Dancing and of course everywhere he went he had his shop. He loved to build, invent and fix anything out of steel. The last few years he immersed himself in the art of cooking, recipes, books and cooking shows and buying food for his creations. Earl was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion Post 27, V.F.W. 7968 and the Southeast Valley Ostomy Support group. Earl will be deeply missed by his wife, Wilda; two daughters, Debbie (Steve) Lewis of Queen Creek, Ariz., Delena (Don) Runyon of San Tan Valley, Ariz.; grandchildren, Tina (Tyler) McCulloch, Aaron (Becky) Runyon, and Ryan (Stacey) Runyon; great-grandchildren, Ava and Aydren McCulloch, and Kaitlyn Runyon. Earl was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Violet; one brother, Roy; and grandson Craig Lewis. The visitation for Earl Moore will be Monday, April 11, 2016 from 10 until 10:45 a.m., at Mountain View Funeral Home, 7900 East Main Street Mesa AZ., 85207. The Graveside Funeral Service will begin at 11 a.m., following Earl's visitation in Mountain View Cemetery. Memorials may donated the Ostomy Support Group EV/AZ PO Box 1681 Mesa AZ 85201-1681 for the Youth Rally Fund for Ostomy Camp in Earl's Memory.