Josephine Brown Moore

Celebrating the Life & Legacy

Josephine Brown Moore was born May 1, 1939, to Vallie and Josephine (Davis) Brown in Creedmoor, Texas. She attended Mahar School located near Creedmoor, Texas. Josephine accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age, she attended and was baptized at St. James Church under the pastoral leadership of Rev E.M Franklin.
Josephine was joined in Holy Matrimony on January 1, 1955, to Jim E. Moore, in Austin, Texas. To this union, 5 girls and 4 boys were born. Living children are Marilynn Moore (Anthony), Cynthia Moore, Phyllis Moore-Wilson (Ernest), Ivory Don Moore, and Chalesa “Lisa” Moore. Josephine raised 3 grandchildren after the death of their mother (Lynda), LaRay Moore, Phyllis “Princess” Glasco, and Tamara Plummer, and assisted in raising granddaughter Jamiecia Moore.

Josephine worked for Holy Cross Hospital, Travis State School, and The University of Texas Health Center for many years until she retired. Josephine Moore loved fishing, dancing, playing cards, dominos, casinos, traveling, and had an eye for fashion.

Josephine is preceded in death by her late husband, Jim E. Moore, her parents: Vallie and Josephine Brown, her sisters: Verdell Brown, Onell Washington, Molly Porter, Ella-Faye Scales, Mary Alice Hicks, Minnie Lucille Brown, Wilma Doris Sterling, Avon Brown, brothers: Harold “Sonny” Brown and Charles Brown. Her sons: LeRoy Moore, Jim E. Moore Jr. “Bootsy”. Lettrice Moore “Shorty”, her daughter, Lynda K. Plummer, granddaughters Brisha and Valerie Moore.

Josephine leaves to cherish:
Grandkids: LaRay Moore, Phyllis “Princess” Glasco, Tamara Plummer, Jamiecia Moore, Verilee Moore, Cederic Moore, Davion Moore, Kanji Cayea, Courtney Frazier, Shawn Moore. Gavilan Moore, Ivory Moore Jr. Ashley Collins, Lettrice “Stoogie” Moore Jr., Gary Ford Jr., and Elroy Griffin IV. She is survived by her last and super strong loving brother: TL. Brown of Manor, Texas and a host of great-great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews to cherish her memories.