Violet E Campbell Moore

She was born Violet Campbell on June 24, 1921 in London, England, and served as a clerk in Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet during the Second World War. After the war’s conclusion, she married Thomas E. Moore and they welcomed the first two of their children, Janet and Alex. In 1955, the family emigrated to New Hyde Park, New York, where their second daughter, Mary, was born. A homemaker for thirteen years, Violet joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust in 1968 as a file clerk; rising through the ranks to bank officer, she helped oversee the corporation’s MasterCard and Visa operations through the 1970s. Her husband Thomas passed away in 1977.

In 1982, Violet retired from Manufacturers Hanover and moved to Mobile, Alabama to be closer to her family and grandchildren. Never a fan of the ice and snow of New York, Violet found her true second home to be the warm climate and gracious manners of the South—she remarked that Mobile felt more like England to her than any other place she had ever been. Violet was a dedicated member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for thirty years, where she sang in the choir and assisted with the Loaves and Fishes meal program. She loved the arts and held patron-level season tickets to the Mobile Opera in addition to regularly attending productions by Mobile Ballet and performances by the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. One of her most treasured moments was seeing Yo-Yo Ma perform at the Saenger Theatre. Between arts events, Violet created beautiful gardens, presided over family gatherings, and “coached” the Atlanta Braves from her couch; after decades of loyal support, she was delighted to finally attend a Braves game in person with her entire family for her 85th birthday.

Declining in her later years due to Alzheimer’s, Violet took comfort in the love and care of her family, her devoted friend Barbara Bassett, her caregiver Helen Dinkins, and her extended family, the Sheffields. She is survived by her sister Vera Russon; her daughter Janet Buckley, son Alex (Jeffri) Moore, and daughter Mary (Robert) Sheffield; her four grandchildren James (Rita), Jessica, Elizabeth (Lee), and Sarah; and her great-grandson Connor.

Visitation will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, March 31 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., with a memorial service to follow directly. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to St. John’s (1707 Government St., Mobile, AL 36604) or to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation (alzinfo.org).