Sylvia Paulette Moore Warren was born on February 11th, 1935 in Mobile, Alabama to Ruth Thira Cazalas Moore and William Joseph Moore Sr. She was the eldest of 6 siblings, Ruth Ada Redmond, Thira “Dookie” Leona Decker, William “Bubba” Joseph Moore Jr., Grace Elizabeth Moore, Theresa Ann Chivers. She was doted on by her dear uncles Leo and Paul Cazalas.
She was a graduate of Bishop Toolen High School, class of 1953. Sylvia worked in the insurance industry for the majority of her career and was named Insurance Woman of the Year in 1975. She retired from Spring Hill College as an administrative secretary. She was well-known by her nickname “Fanny Mae Potts”.
She married Wirt Warren in 1964 and welcomed their son, Wirt Warren III, in 1965 and daughter, Ruthan Warren Werstler, in 1967. She had a daughter on October 27th, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana who was given up for adoption. The family searched for this daughter for many years, but was unable to locate her before Sylvia’s passing.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Thira Moore, father, William Joseph Moore Sr., maternal uncles, Leo and Paul Cazalas, sisters, Ruth Ada Redmond and Theresa Ann Chivers), and brother, William Joseph “Bubba” Moore Jr.
She leaves behind her son, Wirt Warren III (Veronica), daughter Ruthann Warren Werstler (Ronald), grandchildren, Cesar Warren (Jessica), Michelle Warren Rylee (Michael), Melissa “Mimi” Warren Wisenhunt, Rachel Elizabeth White, Wirt Warren IV, and Isabella “Izzy” Warren, and great-grandchildren River Mae Warren, Stone Roscoe Warren, Collins Noell Wisenhunt, and Palmer Clay Wisenhunt. Other survivors include her niece Donna A. Haulbrooke (Les) of Houston, Texas, and her childhood friend Mrs. Henrietta Oliver Slade (George M.).
The family would like to thank Saad’s Hospice for their kind and loving care.
Visitation will be held at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, AL 36608, on November 3, 2026, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Corpus Christi Catholic Church at 10:30 am. Interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, AL.
