Dr. Eryn E. Moore

Dr. Eryn E. Moore., of Louisville, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012, in Treyton Oaks Towers in Louisville. She was born April 27, 1920, in Marion Junction, AL, the third child and eldest daughter of the late Clarence and Jennie T. White. She attended Tuskegee Institute for a year, then moved to Pine Bluff, AR., with her husband, the late Dr. Malvin E. Moore Jr. She graduated in 1954 from Arkansas A.M. and N. College (now the University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff), earned a Master's Degree from Tennessee State University in 1963 and a Ph.D. Degree in Higher Education from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1976. She served on the faculty at A.M. and N. College and Tennessee State and taught high school in Arkansas and North Carolina prior to joining the faculty at SIU, where she taught while pursuing the Ph.D. Degree. Dr. Moore retired from SIU in 1988, and she and her husband moved to Louisville in 1989 and joined Calvin Presbyterian Church. They later transferred their church membership to Green Castle Baptist Church where they both served until their deaths. Dr. Moore was a member of the Louisville (KY) Chapter, The Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Tennessee State University Alumni Association, the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association and the Pas Si Bete Bridge Club. She is survived by her two sons, Malvin E. Moore III, and C.P. Abdul-Latif, both of Louisville; In addition, she is survived by nine grandchildren, Dr. Alison K. Wright (Allen) of Indianapolis, Dr. Daniel G. Kean II (Kimberly) of Toana, VA., Dr. Erin H. Moore of Fairborn, OH., William A. Kean Jr. (Melodee) of Joplin, MO., Kathryn Y. Moore of Hampton, VA., Malvin E. Moore IV (Manda) of Washington, DC., Melissa A. Kean of Louisville, and Tiffany C. Moore and Meredith A. Moore of Atlanta, GA. She is also survived by nine great- grandchildren, Jason, Devin and Kendall Wright of Indianapolis, IN., Daniel III and Emma Kean of Toana, VA., Amber Kean of Memphis, TN., Alissa Kean of Joplin, MO., Leala Kean Spence of Prospect and Meiko G. Butler of Atlanta, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Malvin E. Moore Jr.; her daughter, Etta Jeneene Moore Kean; her son-in-law, Dr. William A. Kean; and dear friend, Helen Kean Johnson, all of Louisville. Visitation will be Sunday (today) from 6-9 p.m. at A.D. Porter and Sons Funeral Home, 1300 West Chestnut Street. Funeral Services will be Monday. October 15, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Green Castle Baptist Church, 4970 Murphy Lane. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts can be made to the Dr. William and Jeneene M. Kean Scholarship Fund at the Tennessee State University Foundation.

Dr. Eryn E. Moore

April 27, 1920 - October 11, 2012