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Submitted: 3/24/17 • Approved: 3/24/17 • Last Updated: 4/6/18 • R803738-G0-S3
Mar 21, 1934
Mar 6, 2016
Life Legacy -
William “Bill” Robert Moody, 81, of Willow Springs, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Cox South Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri. He was born March 21, 1934, to Claude and Edgie (Henderson) Moody at Sterling Hollow near Willow Springs.
Bill married Geneva Louise Bagby August 23, 1959, at the Assembly of God Church in Dexter, Missouri.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Edgie Moody.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva of the home and one son, Mark Moody, of Overland Park, Kansas. Also surviving are one cousin, Claire Kelley of Ava, Missouri, two nephews and two nieces.
Bill grew up attending the Willow Springs United Methodist Church and graduated from Willow Springs High School. He volunteered for service in the United States Army during the Korean War, serving part of his tour in Japan. Then, he attended the University of Missouri-Columbia where he earned a degree in business.
Bill had many interests and his business pursuits led him to managing college bookstores in Columbia and Berkeley, California and farming in southeast Missouri. He returned to Columbia to work for the University of Missouri Extension Department, before starting his own business in construction and real estate investment. In 1985, he returned to Willow Springs to manage the family farm and rock quarry. Bill was an avid outdoorsman with a love for deer hunting and riding his ATV. He loved people and looked forward to his daily coffee shop rounds. He was an active member in the local Masonic lodge, a member of the Scottish Rite and a Shriner.
Contributed on 3/24/17 by mjrwag
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