Moore

TUPELO - Genie Bean Moore, 81, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Home Place in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. She was born to Wiley Holder Bean and Jennie Mae Loden Bean of Itawamba County on Feb. 20, 1928. She and her late husband lived in Tupelo since 1949. An executive secretary and office manager for Sears and Roebuck Company for nearly 20 years, opening her own business after her retirement, Genie's Gifts and Associates. She loved gardening, growing her flowers, playing the piano and the organ, cooking with excellence, sewing, ceramics and she loved her special time with her grandchildren. She was the widow of William Regional Moore, who died June 9, 2003.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors with Rev. Jay Stanley officiating and David Grant Smith delivering the eulogy. Burial will be in the Tupelo Memorial Park. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include one daughter, Regina Moore Kendrick (Robert) of Tupelo; one son, William Regional "Reggie" Moore of Tupelo; three sisters, Mary Lena Buckner (Otto) of Madison, Susie Plemons of Dallas, Texas, and Eula Mae Anderson (Leon) of Bozier City, La.; two brothers, Billy Bean (Josephine) of Racine, Wis., and DeWitt Bean (Ida Ann) of Iuka; two grandchildren, David Grant Smith (Leilani) of Abelene, Texas, and Emily Carol Smith of Houston, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and four brothers, Wiley Bean, Joe Bean, Gale Bean and Johnny Bean.

Pallbearers will be Buddy Palmer, Hal Edge, Hoyt Curbow, Raymond McCoy, Jimmy Swann, Taylor Thomas and Lewis Clark.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dillard Richardson, Charles Lee, Bill Tallant and her nephews.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Jefferson Street Chapel.

The family of Mrs. Genie Bean Moore would like to express their appreciation to the staff and caregivers at The Home Place Assisted Living that provided such loving and tender care for her.