Howard Earl Moore, 83

DOVER - Howard Earl Moore of Dover passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Delaware Home & Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna. He was 83.

He was born on March 10, 1924, in Woodside to the late Henry and Lottie Moore Woikoski.

Mr. Moore was a member of Union Lodge 7 Dover, VFW Post 8801 Clayton, and the Dover Modern Maturity.

He was retired from U.S. Air Force serving from 1942 to 1963.

Mr. Moore was stationed in many areas.

He flew one million miles as a flight engineer on a C-124.

After retiring from the Air Force, Mr. Moore worked at Atlantic Aviation in New Castle until 1986.

He did volunteer work at the Dover Modern Maturity and was the first Mr. Maturity there.

Mr. Moore enjoyed dancing and country western music.

He is preceded in death by his son, Timothy M. Moore.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara Manlove Moore of Dover; a son and his wife, Howard G. and Katherin Moore of Woodland Beach; a daughter, Phyllis DeGraw of Union, Ore.; a daughter and her husband, Carol A. and John Skadsberg of Dover; grandchildren, Tabitha Masten, Tommy Mills Jr., Elizabeth Kennedy, Amber Kopp, Matthew Clendainel and Katie Moore; and five great-grandchildren.

Remembrance services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Trader Funeral Home, Dover, where friends may call from 11:30 until time of service.

Burial will be at the Sharon Hill Memorial Park, Dover.

The family requests that memorial contributions be given to Alzheimer"s Association, Delaware Chapter 2306, Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805.