Larry Worth Moore

Chapel Hill, NC: Larry Worth Moore, 75, passed away on June 28, 2020 in Pinehurst, NC. Born on January 6, 1945 in Raleigh, NC; he was the son of the late Carl Edward Moore and Sadie Mae Anderson Moore. He graduated from Needham Broughton High School, Class of 1961. Larry initially attended UNC-Chapel Hill as a diehard Carolina fan, but switched to the US Navy and signed on with the Submarine Training Program and was a Sonar Technician on the maiden voyage of the USS Spadefish SSN668 and was awarded a piece of the plank.

Following his completion of naval training, Larry returned home and began his career with the NC Department of Revenue as a Computer/Printer Technician where he met his wife Linda Teer Moore in 2002. She would “break” her printer to have him come fix it. They found one another easy to talk to and he was a good listener. They were married on June 6, 2003.

He liked to travel, one of his favorite places to visit was Africa, where he is an honorary member of the Masi Tribe. He especially loved the elephants. Larry loved all sports. He was on the dive team and played football. He enjoyed watching sports on TV. He loved golf and friendly competitions with his friend Dave. He loved woodworking and was known for this elaborate bird houses. As a true Tarheel, Larry liked to read books on the history of UNC, Dean Smith and Roy Williams.

He loved all animals, leaving his beloved dog Sandy, and his 8 cats, Sunshine, Shadow, Alfie, Bucky, Darla, Midnight, Molly and Milo.

Larry will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Linda Teer Moore of Chapel Hill; her son Michael (Brad) Elkins of Mebane; sister, Peggy Moore Vollmar of Atlanta, GA; niece: Cristy Vollmar McGranahan (Robert McGranahan) with great nephew Logan Zeke McGranahan (Abbey Lewis) of Durham NC and great niece Lauren Marcail McGranahan Tillotson (Michael Tillotson) of Atlanta, GA; niece: Wendy Vollmar Zoller-Cory (Peter Cory) great niece Chelsea Aspen Zoller and great nephew Seigfried (Ziggy) Dominique Zoller of Atlanta, GA; sister-in-law, Martha Ann Teer Hall (Ken Hall); niece: Teresa Ann Hall Cruey (Steve) with great nephews Chase Mckinsey Pettigrew and Hunter Gabriel Cruey.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law George S. Vollmar and his beloved cat Missy.

Family will receive friends on Thursday, July 2nd from 10:30 – 11:15 am at Mitchell Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 11:30 am in the funeral home chapel. (Seating will be limited to under 50 people and the service will be livestreamed through the Facebook Page of Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park so that all can be present in spirit with the family.) Graveside Services, with Military Honors and Horse Drawn Caisson will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Larry’s memory to the American Heart Association.

For his last few months, the family would like to thank the VA Hospital (Dr. Wendy Henderson and her Nurse Teresa) as well as Peak Rehabilitation Facilities in both Hillsborough, NC and Pinehurst, NC as well as First Medical Hospital in Pinehurst and Mitchell Funeral Home.