Wiley Mack Moore was an amazing person, he was intelligent and funny in his own way. He will be missed very much and loved always. Love Brian C Moore, his son and Holly Johnson, his daughter in law.

Marcella Rose Snyder 2410 Sheilds Avenue Sioux City Iowa 51106 
Condolences to the family with Love.
Sis

Terry, Christina, and Marcy Snyder  1411 Wisteria Avenue Pensacola Florida.
Our condolences to the family and we Love you.

WILEY MACK MOORE
BORN FEBRUARY 2, 1939 IN TULARY, CALIFORNIA
HE WAS THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF MAXIE AND FLORENE MOORE.
 
HE HAD A BROTHER ALBIE
A SISTER ROASLIE
A BROTHER MARLON WHO PASSED AWAY IN INFANCY.
 
THE MOORES DIVORCED AND FLORENE SUBSEQUENTLY MARRIED
CHARLES MARION MASSENGALE
 
WILEY ALSO HAD STEP BROTHERS
GARY AND LARRY MASSENGALE, WHO WERE TWINS,
ALAN MASSENGALE AND A STEP SISTER LINDA.
 
WILEY GREW UP IN BAKERSFIELD AND MERCED CALIFORNIA.
 
WILEY JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE WHEN HE WAS 17, IN 1956.
 
WILEY WORKED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION WHERE HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERAS
WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE ON AIRCRAFT AND WERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND TRACKING 
ENEMY TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT.
 
DURING THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISES, HE WAS STATIONED AT WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IN OHIO AND SAID THAT THE BASE WAS ON HIGH ALERT DURING THIS SHORT TIME PERIOD.
 
HE SERVED IN VIET NAM AND THAILAND IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT.
 
HE WAS LATER STATIONED AT LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE IN DENVER AND TAUGHT PHOTOGRAPHY.
 
ON MARCH 10, 1966 HE WAS IN A RESTAURANT IN AURORA CALLED NEMO'S WHEN HE SAW A SINGLE LADY
SITTING IN THE RESTAURANT.  SHE WAS SITTING NEAR A HUGE CLOCK. 
WILEY APPARANTLY DECIDED TO TALK TO THIS LADY AND TO "RESCUE HER" FROM THE CLUTCHES OF
ANOTHER MAN THAT WILEY SAW TALKING TO HER.
 
 WILEY'S PICK UP LINE CONSISTED OF
ASKING HER WHAT TIME IT WAS.  THAT LADY WAS MARION GALLUP.
 
HIS SMOOTH PICK UP LINE AND SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION APPARANTLY WORKED. 
SHE AGREED TO GO OUT WITH HIM AND ON THEIR FIRST DATE HE TOOK HER TO CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO, WHICH LOOKED SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES NOW.
 
WILEY AND MARION CONTINUED SEEING ONE ANOTHER AND ON DECEMBER 23, 1967 WILEY MOORE AND MARION GALLUP WERE MARRIED AT THE LOWRY CHAPEL, #1
IN DENVER.
 
SON MARLIN ARRIVED MARCH 28, 1970 AND SON BRIAN ARRIVED MAY 3, 1971.
 
THE MOORE'S MADE THEIR HOME IN ADAMS COUNTY, SOUTH OF THORNTON.
 
WILEY RETIRED FROM THE AIRFORCE MARCH 1, 1976 AND WAS RATED AS A TECH. SERGEANT AND A MASTER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR.
 
HE SOON WENT TO WORK FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO AS AN ELECTRIC JOURNEY METERMAN.  
 
HE RETIRED FROM PUBLIC SERVICE  COMPANY AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE  IN 1996.
 
WILEY ENJOYED HUNTING, FISHING, CAMPING AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
 
HE ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING CARDS WITH HIS FRIENDS, THE WEBERS AND VERN ANDERSON AND PHYLLIS
BERTI.
 
HE WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED POOL PLAYER, ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE.
 
WILEY OWNED AND OPERATED A GIFT SHOP IN THORNTON FOR TWO YEARS, SELLING HAND MADE AND COMMERCIALLY MADE GIFTS AND CARDS.
 
  
WILEY MOORE PASSED AWAY AT HOME OCTOBER 29TH WITH HIS WIFE AND SON WITH HIM.



WILEY IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE MARION,  AND SON BRIAN.  SON MARLIN PASSED AWAY IN 2005.
ALSO SURVIVING IS HIS STEP BROTHER LARRY MASSENGALE AND HIS STEP SISTER LINDA.
ALSO SURVIVING IS HIS STEP FATHER CHARLES MARION MASSENGALE WHO AT AGE 102 IS REPORTEDLY DOING FINE.

WILEY WILL BE MISSED

OBITUARY

Wiley M. Moore

Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland

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