The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
Death25 Dec 2009, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA ®154
Memo8 AM St. John’s Hospice
Burial30 Dec 2009, Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA ®154
MemoMechanicsburg Cemetery
OccupationFarmer
EducationMasters Degree in Geology, University of Illinois
ReligionBuffalo Hart Presbyterian Church ®154
Cause of deathCancer of the Rectum
FatherAlexander Dwight MOODY ESQ. (1901-1980)
MotherClarice Edna ADDY (1901-1982)
Misc. Notes
He took over his father-in-law's farm in near Buffalo Hart, Illinois in 1967 and primarily grew corn and soybeans. Their address was 7388 Prairie School Road, Route 1 Box 103, Riverton, Illinois 62561. He inherited his father's portion of the original Arnold E. Moody property on Big Sand Lake at Dorset, Minnesota (19426 Grouse Road, Park Rapids, Minnesota 56470). Corn and soy bean farming allowed he and Mary to spend the month of August each year at their home on Big Sand Lake. He retired from farming during the winter of 2004-2005.
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, December 28, 2009
“Dwight M. Moody, 75, of rural Riverton passed away the morning of December 25, 2009, at St. John's Hospice. He was born in Aledo, Illinois, on December 31, 1933, to Alexander Dwight and Clarice Addy Moody. He married Mary Cooper on September 13, 1959, at Buffalo Hart, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson. Dwight attended school in Aledo, Illinois and Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in agriculture and a master's degree in geology. He was employed by the United States Department of Defense and worked in Kansas City, Missouri from 1960 to 1967. He farmed in the Buffalo Hart area from 1967 until his retirement in 2004. Dwight was a member and elder of Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church and a member of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of rural Riverton; daughters, Anita (husband Terry) Brown of Springfield and Julie (husband Jeff) Hatten of Bloomington, Illinois; a son, Paul (wife Jennifer) Moody of Cornland, Illinois; 5 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several cousins. Services are under the direction of Bisch and Son Funeral Home, 505 East Allen, Springfield, Illinois where visitation will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2009, from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church. Interment at Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church.”
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, December 28, 2009
“Dwight M. Moody, 75, of rural Riverton passed away the morning of December 25, 2009, at St. John's Hospice. He was born in Aledo, Illinois, on December 31, 1933, to Alexander Dwight and Clarice Addy Moody. He married Mary Cooper on September 13, 1959, at Buffalo Hart, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson. Dwight attended school in Aledo, Illinois and Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in agriculture and a master's degree in geology. He was employed by the United States Department of Defense and worked in Kansas City, Missouri from 1960 to 1967. He farmed in the Buffalo Hart area from 1967 until his retirement in 2004. Dwight was a member and elder of Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church and a member of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of rural Riverton; daughters, Anita (husband Terry) Brown of Springfield and Julie (husband Jeff) Hatten of Bloomington, Illinois; a son, Paul (wife Jennifer) Moody of Cornland, Illinois; 5 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several cousins. Services are under the direction of Bisch and Son Funeral Home, 505 East Allen, Springfield, Illinois where visitation will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2009, from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church. Interment at Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church.”