Phyllis Jean Phyl Moore

Moore, Phyllis “Phyl” Jean, 80, retired insurance manager and homemaker, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 in Wichita after months of declining health. Her family surrounded her when she left to rendezvous with her husband, Mel, for their everlasting date in Heaven. Visitation with the family, 5-7 p.m., Friday, October 14, Downing Lahey West. Service, 10 a.m., Saturday, October 15, Westlink Christian Church (20th Maize). Private family interment follows at Richland Cemetery in Douglass. Phyl was born on December 8, 1924 in Eureka, KS to John Maxine Hartenbower and graduated from Eureka Hill High School in 1942. On July 17, 1943 she married Lt. (then Major) Melvin W. Moore of Rose Hill. Phyl ran an insurance agency in Lenexa, KS for a number of years before retiring in 1974. Survivors: daughter and boyfriend, Deborah Moore and Dan Hale, Woodland Hills, CA; son and daughter-in-law, David and Beverly Moore, Wichita; sisters-in-law, Calvena Hastings, Longmont, CO, Nadine Lawrence and Mollie Hartenbower, Wichita; and many dear nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Westlink Christian Church, 2001 N. Maize Road, Wichita, KS 67212 and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. The family wishes to thank the kind and gracious nurses at St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice for giving mother exquisite care in her final days, and for giving us tremendous comfort. Though disabled for many years, Phyl accepted her limitations, pain and challenges with courage that underscored a quiet bravery. She will be remembered as a passionate prayer warrior with a grounded faith, a ready smile, and eager for a good laugh. We already miss her famous motherly send-off: “Be careful and call me when you get there!” Visitation with family, 5:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, October 14, Downing Lahey Mortuary West