James Elliott Moore, age 65, resident of rural Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. He was born September 12, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Joseph N. Moore and Dorothy Elliott Moore. He received his BA Degree from Southeast Missouri State at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He married Joyce Hawley on October 24, 1992. They later divorced. He had worked as a sales representative for Star Labs, an animal nutrition company in St. Joe, Missouri. He attended the Faith Christian Center and Cowboy Church.

Survivors include a brother, Tom Moore, Thousand Oaks, California; daughter, Sadie Moore, Fort Scott; two nephews Ryan and Andrew Moore; one uncle, Robert Elliott and wife Judy, St. Louis, Missouri and a sister-in-law, Karen Moore, Thousand Oaks. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Pastor Tim O’Neal will conduct funeral services at 11:00 A.M. Thursday in the Cheney Witt Chapel. Cremation will follow with private family burial. The family will receive friends from 10:30 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.