Cpl. Joshua M. Moore, 20, of Logan County killed in Iraq
Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 7, 2007
LEWISBURG – Cpl. Joshua “Josh” McKay Moore, 20, of Russellville died at 8:08 a.m. May 30, 2007, in Baghdad as a result of injuries he suffered after the Humvee he was in ran over a pressure switch IED explosive.
The Logan County native was a corporal in the Army and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. He was a son of Carolyn Rose Moore and Jeff “Seymore” Moore of Russellville, who survive. He was preceded in death by a maternal grandfather, Henry Rose; and a paternal grandmother, Barbara Knight.
Funeral is at 1 p.m. Monday at Lewisburg Elementary School, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Sunday and is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the school. Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Cpl. Josh Moore Kickball Field for Lewisburg Elementary School, c/o Lewisburg Banking Co., 287 N. Main St., Lewisburg, KY 42256 or the Cpl. Josh Moore Scholarship Fund, c/o Logan County Board of Education, P.O. Box 417, Russellville, KY 42276. Envelopes are available at Price Funeral Home, Lewisburg Elementary School, First Southern Bank, Riley White Drug Store, Gower Drug Store, Lewisburg Banking Co. and the Chamber of Commerce.
Online condolences may be made at www.pricefuneralhome.com in the obituary section.
Other survivors include two sisters, Ashley Moore of Russellville and Carrie Cantarelli of Guthrie; a brother, Richard Pierce of Russellville; a maternal grandmother, Jeanette Rose of Russellville; a paternal grandfather, David Knight of Lewisburg; and his girlfriend, Amber Miles of Auburn.
