Anita Jo Moore

To know Anita Jo Moore as her family knew her was to know a rare and selfless kind of love. She lived with her heart turned toward the people she loved most, giving herself fully to the family she built and cherished: her husband, her children, and her grandchildren. Her life was reflected in the selfless love she gave so freely, the comfort she created, the traditions she built, the laughter she brought, and the generations of family who will forever carry her love with them.

Anita was born on September 13, 1956, in Dallas, Texas, to Shirley Young. She passed away at her home in Roanoke, Texas, on June 22, 2026, at the age of 69.

Her family was the center of her life. Anita and her husband, Pat Moore, were high school sweethearts and shared 51 years of marriage. Together, they built a life around their two children, Corrie and Chad, who were, in every sense, her heart. She made sure they knew they were loved, protected, cared for, and never alone. In the ordinary moments of daily life, she gave them something extraordinary: the steady security of a mother who always put her family before herself.

Anita showed love through her actions, both small and large. She showed it in the daily care that made life feel easier, safer, and more certain for the people she loved. It was there in the school days made easier, the practices and games attended, the long nights spent caring for a sick child, and the holidays and family gatherings she made feel special. She was often the quiet force behind the joy everyone else experienced, checking on everyone, remembering the details, and making sure no one felt forgotten. Seeing the people she loved happy was what mattered most to her, and through all of it, she gave her family the kind of comfort that made being together feel like home.

Her love extended naturally and generously to her grandchildren: Andrea, Cara, Luis, Jaden, Phoenix, Anna, Slater, Carter, and Sam. To them, she was MeeMom, a name she loved and a role she cherished. She loved each of them fully, in their own way, and made them feel equally treasured. She opened her home to them, played games with them, shared old movies with them, and gave them memories they will carry for the rest of their lives. Her love now continues through her great-grandson, Finn, and through the great-grandchildren still to come, who will know the love of their MeeMom through the stories, traditions, laughter, and legacy she leaves behind.

To her family, Anita was as close to a saint as this life gives us. Not because she was perfect, but because her love was constant, sacrificial, and pure. She gave that kind of love freely, without conditions, and in doing so taught her family what real love looks like.

Those closest to Anita also knew her intelligence, her humor, and her quick wit. She had a sharp mind, a deep way of thinking, and a gift for perfectly timed one-liners.

Some of her family’s most treasured memories are not grand events, but simple moments together, filled with quick comments, familiar stories, and the kind of laughter that left everyone laughing until they cried. Her laughter was a gift, and making her laugh was one of the great joys of loving her.

Anita was a woman of faith. Her life reflected the values she believed in most: love, loyalty, family, tenderness, forgiveness, and care. She was a caretaker, an encourager, a peacemaker, a memory-maker, and the heart of her family. She was the person her children could come to when they were hurting, uncertain, or afraid. She listened with love, offered wisdom, and gave comfort in a way that made those she loved feel steadier, safer, and less alone. She carried a fierce tenderness, a protective love that made her family feel safe.

Anita’s legacy lives in the family she shaped and in the love that will continue because of her. It lives in the children who were nurtured by her, the grandchildren who were cherished by her, and the traditions that will be carried forward in her honor. It lives in the way her family will continue to show up for one another, include one another, comfort one another, and love one another with the same selfless care she modeled every day.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Pat Moore; her daughter, Corrie; her son, Chad; her grandchildren, Andrea, Cara, Luis, Jaden, Phoenix, Anna, Slater, Carter, and Sam; her great-grandson, Finn; her brother, Earl “Bubba”; and her sister, Alice. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley; her brother, Tyler; and her sisters, Sharon and Lisa.

Anita Jo Moore gave her family the kind of love that becomes part of who they are. She cherished them, and they cherished her. Her life will continue in the generations she helped shape, in the laughter she left behind, in the traditions she created, and in the example she gave of what it means to love fully, freely, and without condition. Her family will carry her with them always and honor her best by loving one another the way she taught them to love.