A former Centralia resident, Elery Orvil Moore, 56, died Sunday in Modesto, Calif.
He was born Oct. 3, 1915, in Centralia and attended Centralia schools. He served with the U.S. Navy before moving to California. He was a member of the Centralia First Methodist Church.
Survivors include the widow, Maxine, Modesto; a son, Michael, Modesto; his mother, Mrs. Nepha Martins, Centralia; two sisters, Mrs. Opal Connor, Elisnore, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Ponselle, Seattle, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending in California.
Source: The Daily Chronicle (Centralia, WA), Tuesday, 19 Oct 1971, p. 4.
Transcribed by Jenny Tenlen, who has no further information on this individual.