Sarah Garrett Moore

Sarah Garrett Moore was born September 29, 1923 in Hope Hull, Alabama. She died peacefully at age 96, following loving hospice care at Talmadge Terrace in Athens, Georgia.

She was the youngest of six children born to Corinthia Mitchell Garrett and Alexander Reid Garrett. She received the nickname “Tweet” and grew up on a farm, attended Pintlala School, and later, Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama. Tweet met William Walter Moore while he was in Army Air Corps training at Maxwell Field in Montgomery. They married on March 4, 1944 at Capitol Heights Church of Christ in Montgomery, Alabama.

Bill was stationed at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado where they lived in 1945.  They later moved back to Atlanta where they had their first son, Walt, then moved to Athens where Bill attended the University of Georgia. Their son Dick was born in 1950 and in 1952 they bought a farm in Oglethorpe County.

Tweet enjoyed her roles as homemaker, farm wife, and mother.  They added a daughter, Margaret, and son John, to their family. Tweet kept busy with four children, the challenging life on a dairy farm, and the demands of rural living. She was actively involved in her church in Athens where she was known for her hospitality and the loving welcome she gave to all those who visited “The Moore Themerrier Farm”. She was active in her community and lived out her Christian faith in all she did.

Tweet and Bill were married 64 years--Bill died in December 2008. She is survived by a son, Walt Moore (Jann) of Athens, GA, a son, Richard Moore (Diane) of Xenia, OH, a daughter, Margaret Robling (Joe) of Norcross, GA, and son, John Moore (Susan) of Winder, GA. In addition, she is survived by eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren, with a twelfth expected soon.

Visitation will be held at Lord & Stephens East Funeral Home, Athens, Georgia on Friday, January 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Funeral services will take place Saturday, February 1, at 2 p.m. at Campus View Church of Christ in Athens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Right Steps, a Christian orphan’s home and school in Nigeria. Web site:  http://www.rightsteps.org/