Ralph 'Byron' Moore Jr.

SANDTOWN - Ralph "Byron" Moore Jr., of Sandtown, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital. He was 87. Mr. Moore was born in Sandtown, the son of the late Ralph B. and Eva "Wheeler" Moore Sr. Mr. Moore worked as a farmer in the Sandtown area for many years. He enjoyed raising different types of poultry and racing pigeons. He also raised honey bees. In addition to his parents, Mr. Moore is preceded in death by an infant daughter. He is survived by his wife, Grace Longfellow Moore; special friends, A. Eugene Dill and his wife Jennifer of Wyoming; one nephew and seven nieces. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in the chapel of Berry-Short Funeral Home, Main Street, Felton, where friends may call at noon. Interment will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Felton.