Louise Moore

Louise Moore passed away September 1 at the age of 96 at Louisville, TN. Born in Newport in 1929, Louise was orphaned at the age of 7 when her mother Euala died at the age of 24. With her mom and grandmother being deceased, Louise’s great aunt took guardianship and did her the greatest possible favor by sending her away to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home in Franklin. It was there from 1937 to the mid 1940s that she developed a quiet strength of character which would serve her well in coming years.. Louise moved to Sweetwater in the late 1940s. Her home was in the neighborhood of the Sweetwater Church of God. There, she met Yuel. They married in 1949 and continued to attend that church. Their firstborn, Mel, came along in 1950, followed by Dale in 1952. Dale died with cerebral palsy in 1956. Their third child, Lenny, was born in 1959. Beginning a later-in life career, Louise started out washing dishes at the Sweetwater Hospital in the mid-1970s, working her way to head chef, before leaving to become the Dietary Administrator at what is now Woods Village in the mid-1980s. After several years there, she retired and joined Yuel on many senior bus trips, touring 47 states. In 2001, they moved to Maryville and attended the Alcoa-Maryville Church of God. Yuel died in 2009. Louise remained independent in her home until just after her 92nd birthday. What started as mild dementia requiring daytime assistance quickly turned into Alzheimer’s and the need for 24-hour home healthcare. After a hospital stay, she transitioned into nursing home care, then “memory care” at Asbury. Two years later she moved to Life Care of Blount County. Her son Mel died at age 74 in 2025. She remained at Life Care in Louisville until the end. She is survived by son Lenny; special friend of 70 years Geri Watson; two nephews, five nieces, and some distant grandchildren. In keeping with Louise’s instructions, there were no services. She rejoined Yuel at Sweetwater Memorial Park on September 3. Louise disliked funeral flowers. The scent memory of roses from her mother’s death in 1937 imprinted a life-long refusal to have fresh flowers in her house even though she kept a nice flower garden. Her son requests no floral gifts. Instead, please consider a small memorial donation in Louise’s name either by mail to her orphanage: Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, PO Box 2206, Brentwood, TN 37024 or online at https://tennesseechildren.org/donate/ Lenny would like to thank the many people who have touched Louise’s life these last few years including her Maryville neighbors; the many home healthcare workers, especially rockstars Shirley and Bobbie; the staff of Asbury’s Nursing Center, Alpine and Chestnut houses; the 100-wing at Life Care of Blount County; and, to the great folks from Gentiva Hospice.

Louise Moore

September 7, 1929 - September 1, 2026