Carl Roger Moore

             WADESBORO – On Saturday, May 27, 2023, Mr. Carl Roger Moore, 83, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home.

            There will be a memorial service at 4:00 PM Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Deep Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Perko officiating.

            The family will greet friends from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM Wednesday at the church prior to the service and other times at the home.

            The interment will be later in Deep Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

            Roger was born March 27, 1940, in Anson County, NC, and was the only child of the late Carl Moore and the late Lina Baker Moore. He was a 1957 graduate of Deep Creek High School and a graduate of Montgomery Technical College in Troy.

            In his early years, Roger worked with Hardison and Hardison in Wadesboro, later he worked with J.P. Stevens in Cheraw, SC, which later became Delta Mills. While he was working at Delta, was when he attended Montgomery Tech, completing a degree in Taxidermy. He was well-known for his Taxidermy work, having owned and operated Moore’s Taxidermy for 30 years.

            He was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church, where generations of his family have worshipped through the years.

            He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of nearly 40 years, Margaret Merriman Moore; his children, Terri “Punk” Wright (Danny) and Todd Moore (Freda) both of Wadesboro, Betty Anne Tuner (John) and Tom Johnson both of Chesterfield, SC; his grandchildren, Anthony Taylor (Sarah) and Brian Taylor both of Peachland, Danielle McAllister (Franklin) of Wadesboro, Cory Moore (Valerie) of Monroe, Emily Buchanan of Wadesboro, Sara Rogers (Rembert) and Ryan Turner both of Chesterfield, SC, and Joshua Hammonds of Kershaw, SC and 9 great-grandchildren.

            In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Deep Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, 1280 Beck Rd., Wadesboro, NC 28170.

            The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com