Frances Martin Moore, of Mt. Olive, passed away on Jan. 23, 2008. Frances was born on May 27, 1921, in Greenboro. She met her future husband, Amzi Wallace Moore Jr., when invited to Heiberger for a possum hunt. She attended college for one year at the University of Montevallo and then transferred to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University). Her field of study was nutrition. While at API, Wallace proposed to Frances and she accepted. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps upon his graduation from API in May of 1941. He had to fly on a C-47 from Fort Monmouth, N.J. to Alabama so that he and Frances might be wed. As Frances was fond of saying, she got her “MRS” while attending college at Auburn. Frances and Wallace were married in a simple ceremony at her parent’s home in Greensboro on Aug. 30, 1941. Wallace was later stationed at Fort Polk, La. He and Frances were out for a “Sunday drive” and listening to music on the car radie when the first heard the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Frances lived with her parents in Greensboro while Wallace was in the Army during World War II. Their first child, Barbara, was born in Greensboro on May 28, 1942. Wallace had to get special permission through the Red Cross in order to obtain a furlough. This allowed him to travel home from the Panama Canal Zone for a short period of time to see his wife and new born baby girl. In June 1944, Frances and other family members drove to Duncan Hill in Heiberger (where the radio reception was better) in order to listen anxiously for news of the D-Day invasion in France. In 1946, shortly after Wallace finished his stint in the Army, Frances and Wallace bought their first house, which was located in the Norwood community in Birmingham. Wallace took a job as an electrical engineer with Southern Bell Company and Frances set about the business of making their house a home. Frances and Wallace joined Handley Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norwood. While living in Norwood, Frances was very involved in the Parent Teacher Association and with the women’s circle group at Handley Memorial. Frances’ and Wallace’s son, Gary was born on July 1, 1958, in Birmingham. Each year, Frances and Wallace took their children on vacations, traveling to places like the Great Smokey Mountains National Park to go hiking and sightseeing. During the summer months, they would often go to the lake in the family boat, which was affectionately names “Slo Mo”. Frances was a great cook. A couple of her specialties were fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and lemon ice box pie. She especially loved cooking for the family at Thanksgiving and Christmas time. Frances loved Christmas time. She recounted how as a four-year-old, she convinced her mother to leave their Christmas tree up until April. While Wallace would take care of decorating the outside of their home, Frances made it a point to decorate the inside from top to bottom. Frances loved flowers. She lobed to grow Peonies, Dutch iris, dahlial and gydrangesa. She would often proudly display her flowers in vases inside her home. She was pleased when Wallace made her flowers the subject of his photographs. Frances loved talking to people. Wallace often told people, “if she met a pig coming down the road, she’d try to talk to it.” This was his way of saying that she had never met a stranger. Frances and Wallace were both life-long fins of Auburn football. Before Auburn had a football stadium on campus, they would travel to places such as Montgomery and Columbus, Ga. to cheer on their Auburn Tigers. In 1939, Frances and Wallace were in the stands for the dedication of, and first game at, the Auburn football stadium. Later on, Frances and Wallace would take their children to see Auburn play numerous times. In 1975, Frances and Wallace moved to Mt. Olive. At this home, which is in a rural setting compared to their Norwood home, Frances and Wallace enjoyed sitting on the porch in their rocking chairs, watching the birds and squirrels and the occasional car or truck pass by. Frances remained a devoted Auburn fan to the end. When Frances and Wallace were no longer able to travel to Auburn, they would watch the games on television or listen on the radio. Frances loved to ring their large outdoor bell in Mt. Olive whenever Auburn won a football game, especially against Alabama. Frances continued to do this even after she had to use a walker to make her way out to the bell. Frances was very proud of all of her “children”. She was of course proud of Barbara and Gary, but equally proud of her three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was always interested in all of their activities and interests. Although she was unable to travel near the end of her days, she continued to keep up with all of them by phone. Frances was a devoted wife to Wallace, who preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 2007. Frances and Wallace were married for over 66 years. Frances was a loving mother to her children, always talking to them, asking about them and worried about them whenever they traveled. Frances was a good friend to all who knew her. Frances is survived by her daughter, Barbara Moore Sudduth, her son, Gary Wallace Moore, three grandchildren, William Scott Sudduth, Sherri Leigh Sudduth and Joshua Wallace Moore and two great-grandchildren, Will Sudduth and Lawson Sudduth. Funeral services were held on Jan. 27, 2008 at the Heiberger United Methodist Church. Graveside services were held at the Geiberger Cemetery. The Rev. Steve MacInnis and the Rev. Jimmie Boone officiated. Kirk Funeral Homes Marion Chapel directed. The family asks that memorials be made to the Heiberger United Methodist Church, Rural Route 3, Box 139, Marion, AL, 36756 or to the Heiberger Cemetery, Rural Route 3, Box 127, Marion, AL 36756.