Mary M. Reifert Moore, 84, of Delphi, died at 6:48 a.m. Oct. 29, 2000. Born March 6, 1916, she was the daughter of John Paul and Mary M. Randolph Farmer Shuey. She was a 1935 graduate of Delphi High School and a graduate of Lafayette Beauty Academy. In 1962 she married Ray E. Moore in Tennessee and he preceded her in death on May 21, 1989. She operated Lester’s Hotel & Restaurant in the early 1950s, a beauty shop in Brookston in the early 1960s, and was a cashier at Kroger’s and Wallmann’s, retiring in 1978. She had been a beautician for 36 years. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Delphi Christian Church, a 50-year member of Carroll Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, and she was active in Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. She also was an avid bowler. Surviving are one son, David M. Reifert of Brookston; two daughters, Mary L. Lytle of Burnettsville and Virginia L. Cox of Rossville; a sister, Martha Knitter of Delphi; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter and two brothers. Services are today at 1 p.m. at Davidson Funeral Home with Pastor Andy Paris officiating. Burial will be in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette. Memorials may be made to the Carroll County Cancer Association.

Delphi Carroll County Comet November 1, 2000