Dr.Merwin Blanchard Moore

Dr. Merwin Blanchard Moore, Jr. died September 19, 2011. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, at the Columbia Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Bill Dever. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. Merwin was born January 1, 1922 in Huntington, West Virginia the son of the late Merwin Blanchard and Miriam Leckie Moore. He practiced medicine in Columbia until his retirement in 1991. He was a Board Certified Surgeon who gave unselfishly to his patients. Merwin served as President of the American College Board of Surgeons. He was a very active member of the Columbia Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon and an elder. He was a Rotarian, a Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Exchange Club. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Marion General Hospital. He served on Columbia Academy's Board and served as the football team's physician. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Russum Moore, and his son, Charles Russum Moore. He is survived by his daughters Jane Moore Middleton and her husband Larry, Miriam Moore DeOrnellas and her husband Leo, Nancy Moore Lang and her husband Kirby, of Columbia, one son Merwin Blanchard Moore, III and his wife Dana of Mountain Home, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Drew Middleton and his wife Whitney, Daniel DeOrnellas, Win, Erin, Davis, Olivia, and Laykin Moore; and three great-grandchildren, Russ, Meg, and Ramsey Middleton. In lieu of flowers donations, can be made to the Columbia Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers are Drew Middleton, Daniel DeOrnellas, Win Moore, Davis Moore, Steve Morris of Columbia, and Will Walker of Jackson.

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Arrangements under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home, Columbia, MS.