All, Agree that their is some confusion here. Not sure where the disconnect is but I have his obit below: "Flute Cecil Moore, son of Douglas and Zona (Hubbs) Moore, was born near South Lineville, in Mercer County, on Nov. 20, 1899, and passed away on March 14, 1992, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA, at the age of 92 years. Flute was married to Blanche Elizabeth Wells on March 31, 1923, in Leon, IA. Blanche survives him of the home in Cedar Rapids. He is also survived by his two sons; Cecil Moore of Solon, IA, and Norman Moore of Nashville, TN; and by his four grandchildren, Evan, Ryan, and Brent Moore and Michele Johnson. He was preceded in death by his paents; one son, Carol Moore ; three brothers, Mont, Emmett, and Ivan Moore; and by his sister Ethel Hamilton. Flute was raised in the Lineville, IA, area. He and Blanche lived most of their married lives in Cedar Rapids, IA, where Flute worked as an auto mechanic, and in the shipping department at Midland Forge until his retirement. He attended the Linevile Assembly of God Church and the Central Assembly of God Church in Cedar Rapids. He was a member of the International Association of Machinists in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 18, 1992, at 2 p.m. at the Greenlee Funeral Chapel in Lineville, IA, with the Rev. Raymond Booth officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Lineville" ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 1:22 PM Subject: [MOMERCER-L] Douglas Moore and Hubbs sisters > The marriage book published by the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. does give > the marriage date as 11-Aug-1903. The supplement to the Wayne Co., Iowa > cemetery book page 43 Evergreen Cemetery, Lineville, Iowa as follows > > MOORE, Blanche E. 1904 Mother > Flute C. 1899 Father > > Parents of C. Keith, Celia E., Norman R. > > This is supposed to be taken right from the stone. > > I have no way of knowing but one possibility could be that Flute was born > while Douglas was still married to Mary Rachel Hubbs, sister to Zona Hubbs. > Mary Rachel died 7-July-1903 and he married Zona (her sister) 11-August-1903 > (4) weeks later. JJ > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >