Lt. Col. Paul Joseph Moore, Jr.

Funeral services for Lt. Col. Paul Joseph Moore, Jr., 85, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd., Monroe, LA, with Rev. Dawnell Stodghill officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until time of service. Interment will be private family only at Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, LA.

Lt. Col. Moore was born August 11, 1936, in Key West, FL, and passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Monroe, LA.

Lt. Col. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Ora Marie Moore, and sister, Yvonne Presley.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Tucker Moore; son, Dr. Paul Terrance Moore (Anya); daughters, Diane Moore Spillers and Karen Ora-Marie Moore; stepchildren, Susan Manuel, Ryan Wright and Cory Wright; seventeen grandchildren, Shannon Nix (Kyle), James Spillers (Stephanie), Clayton Spillers, Ashlea Sandoval (Anthony), Parker Spillers, Spencer Spillers (Ashton), Seth Spillers (Myriah), Forrest Spillers (Emily), Colby Spillers, Hudson Spillers, Kayla Rusinski (Mark), Alexander Moore, Nicholas Moore, Lucas Moore, Mya Manuel, Carly Manuel, and Tucker Wright; as well as nineteen great grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers will be Marty Steffenson, Tony Lamarca, Wyche Ashcraft, and Bill Carroll.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ascend Hospice Care; Dr. David Barnes;Dr. Joe Henry; nurses, Sean Boudreaux, Brad Cody and Charlotte McNeal; and faithfull sitters, Crasanthinay Williams, Sharon Williams and Denise Jenkins.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum, 701 Kansas Ln., Monroe, LA 71203.