Mrs. Cora Moore Edwards, the daughter of Mr. Thomas Stukes and Hattie Stukes, was born November 17, 1929. She departed this life peacefully on December 9, 2008 at her home.
She was educated in Forsyth County at Atkins High School and worked at Baptist Hospital for a long period of time. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Hanes C.M.E. Church, where she served on the Usher Board for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She leaves to cherish loving memories sons, the Reverend Clyde A. (Peggy) Moore of Forest City, NC and Deacon Reggie L. (Paulette) Moore of Winston-Salem, NC; daughter, Devora (Gerard) Gee, Baltimore, MD; sisters, Sarah Wingate of Winston-Salem, NC and Frankie Lewis of Brooklyn, NY; grandchildren, Denard, William, Melissa, Corey, Regina, Reggie Jr., Derrick, Candace, Starr, and Rochelle; five great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews cousins, and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Monday, December 15, 2008 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Stacey Frazier officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 12:30 pm until 1 pm Monday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Reggie and Paulette Moore, 996 Shalimar Drive, Winston-Salem, NC.