Minnie Lee Moore

Minnie Lee was born on August 24, 1917 in the Spade Community south of Colorado City, to Russell A. and Minnie (Hudson) Hood. She lived to the age of 101 years, 7 months. She was one of the oldest residents of Mitchell County. She graduated from Colorado High School, class of 1935. She is believed to be the last class member from that class. She graduated from Texas Tech in 1939.

In 1941, Minnie Lee married Tom C. Moore and they began their 63-year marriage living on Army Air Corps bases in Las Vegas, NV as well as Kingman, AZ, and Roswell, NM. At the end of World War II, they chose to return to live and farm in the Spade Community. Minnie Lee loved the family farm and was a devoted farm wife. In the 1980s, she and Tom were named Farm Family of the year by the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce. She also was active in the Spade Community Reunion and Cemetery Association.

She inherited a life-long love of learning, as did her sister, Mabel, (who also lived to be 101). She taught school for 35 years, spending most of those years in Westbrook. She loved her students throughout their lives. She was a long time member of the Mitchell County Retired Teachers. She served as Sunday School and Vacation Bible School Teacher, pianist, and was in the Deacon’s wives group.

Her life-long love of learning led to many U.S. and world travels with Tom, a deep love of reading, keeping up with world events, logic and crossword puzzles, and always being interested in other people that she met.

She is survived by her daughter, Leeann and husband, Gene Kuhel of Colorado City, her grandson, Brian Reeves and his wife Rae of Vancouver Washington, her granddaughter, Shannon Tieaskie and her husband Mike, of Camas Washington, her grandson Gary Kuhel and his wife Marissa of Colorado City, and also her step grandchildren, Genea Nichols of Greenville and Elainea Kuhel of Sachse, Her greatgrandchildren, Ellie and Grayson Tieaskie of Camas WA, and Leilani Reeves of Vancouver, WA. Her Colorado City great grandchildren, Adam and Addison Kuhel. As well as her great grandchildren Emily, Colleen, Jolie, Evan Colombo and William, Stephen, Thomas, Jonathan, and Bethany Nichols. She is also survived by nephews Russell Logan and his wife Carol, of Colleyville and Sam Logan and his wife Wilma, of McAlister Ok. She is survived by several great nephews and great nieces and cousins.

Minnie Lee was predeceased by: Her husband, Tom C. Moore in 2004; her mother and father, Russell and Minnie Hudson Hood; her sister Mabel Hood Logan; all her brothers- and sisters- in – law, many nephews and nieces, and cousins.

The funeral service for Minnie Lee Hood Moore will be Friday April 12 at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Colorado City, with Rev. Jerry Shields officiating. Burial will follow in Spade Community Cemetery 10 miles south of Colorado City off State Highway 163. Immediately following the graveside portion of the service, the family will host family and friends in the lifelong home of Minnie Lee and of Leeann and Gene – near the Spade Cemetery.

At the funeral service, there will be special seating sections at her service for people that have a particular place in her history: friends of the Spade Community, the Deacons and the Deacon wives of First Baptist Church and her Sunday School class, her former students and teaching friends at Westbrook School, and a special acknowledgement and seating section for the caring and professional staff of Mitchell County Nursing and Rehab Center and of Compass Hospice.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Missions Fund Colorado City , Spade Community Cemetery Association- c/o Ernie Dunson, 5498 CR 329, CCity, 79512 , Sister Corps (a service arm of Sisters on the Fly, at 1032 E. 7TH ST. Houston , TX 77009) or the charity of your choice.