Ellen Louise Moore

On January 19, 2011 Ellen Louise Lehr Moore went home to be with her husband, Calvin. Since Calvin was called home on December 7, 2009 Ellen has been visiting Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton, Iowa. Ellen originally came to Springville, Iowa on July 30, 1921 with mother, Bessie Mae Hegarty Lehr and father Earl Herbert Lehr. Ellen graduated from Springville high school where she was active in choir and band. While at Highway Gardens in Stanwood, Iowa she met Calvin and on December 9, 1939 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa they pledged their love before God. They lacked two days of celebrating 70 years together farming near Tipton. Ellen worked hard as a farmer's wife, as well as sold Avon, worked for Proctor & Gamble in Iowa City and several small shops in Tipton. Ellen loved to crochet, knit, sew and making great candy (especially dipping chocolates) She spent many hours helping in the community and participating in Eastern Star, Women's Farm Bureau, 4-H Leader, Tipton high school band committee and on the Board of Special Education. During this time Ellen gave Calvin a son Douglas (Donna) Moore, who now resides in Ellinwood, Kansas. About two years later she gave Calvin a daughter, Cheri (Bud) Crisp who now resides in Menifee, California and Tipton, Iowa. Doug and Cheri have given Ellen and Calvin 6 grandchildren, Jeffrey (Arlene), Robert (Tammy) and Patrick Moore all of Oklahoma, Senior Chief Petty Officer Dennis (Christine) Moore of Atoka, Tennessee; Barton (Lisa) Miller, Clarence, Iowa and Darren (Ann) Miller of Tipton, Iowa. Three step-grandchildren, Tammy Crisp (James) Underwood, Rialto, California, Todd Crisp, California and Chad Chain of Ellinwood, Kansas; 17 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Ellen and Calvin's love for their family was, and still is, the tie that binds them together. Ellen knew she and Calvin were only visiting Iowa and they would be going home to spend eternity with Jesus when He needed them. Though she will miss her sister-in-law Betty McGregor of Lone Tree, she will once again see her father, mother, sister (Doris Bingham) two great- granddaughters (June and Laura Moore) and many other family and friends called home before her. She will no longer feel the pain of cancer and best of all she will be watching over her beloved family while they continue their journey of this life. You may be thinking, why is Calvin mentioned so much, instead of just Ellen, since it is her life we are reviewing? The answer is simple; they are two people who joined as one. They never made decisions without thinking of the other person's wants or needs. This is why they enjoyed a successful 70-year marriage. Therefore, you cannot mention Ellen without including Calvin. There will be a visitation on Monday, January 24th from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton with a celebration of Ellen's life on Tuesday, January 25th at 10:00am at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge #24 or Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Ellen's memory.