Moats, Terry William

1953 - 2022  (69 years)

• Name	Moats, Terry William
  		Terry William Moats (1953-2022)
  Birth	21 Jan 1953	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MOAT.T001
  Funeral	8 Dec 2022 (69 years)	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	2 Dec 2022	Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I2057	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moats, Paul William,   b. 23 Mar 1931, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Jun 1991, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Burnun, Dora May   d. Bef 2 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F1303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duffina, P.
  Children	1. Moats, C. + 2. Moats, S.L. > 3. Moats, M. > 4. Moats, E.
  Family ID	F19360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jan 1953 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Dec 2022 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Funeral - 8 Dec 2022 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Terry William Moats, age 69, of Rinard, Illinois, passed away Friday afternoon, December 2, 2022, at his home. He was born January 21, 1953, in Flora, the son of Paul William and Dora Mae (Burnham) Moats. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Duffina on November 11, 1972, at the Xenia Methodist Church and together they have shared 50 wedding anniversaries. Terry worked at Jenmar in Flora until it closed and later worked in construction. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, arrowhead hunting, hogging, and spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Moats of Rinard; children: Christopher Moats of Rinard, Stacy Highsmith of Rinard, Michael (Cherish) Moats of Zachary, Louisiana, and Ellen (Marvin) Lister of Cisne; 10 grandchildren: Dylan (Relynn) Moats, Ashley Moats, Jenna Moats, Megan Harvel, Brittany Highsmith, Cole Highsmith, Skylor (Lacy) Lister, Leslie (Kenny) Drake, Angie (Adam) Young, and Matthew Lister; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers: Russ (Laura) Moats of Flora, Randy Moats of Louisville, Everette (Pam) Bissey of Cisne, Jason (Ashley) Bissey of Xenia, Terry Bissey of Clay City, Jerry (Donna) Beachner of Independence, Missouri, and Doug Beachner of Independence, Missouri; sisters: Linda (Steve) York of Independence, Missouri, Paula Griffith of Arthur, Tina Stanley of Louisville, Mindy (Rick) Green of Flora, Paula (Terry) Young of Flora, Cindy (Alan) Hefter of Independence, Missouri, and Sam (Kenny) Sanders of Olney; a brother-in-law: Dwight (Linda) Duffina; 2 sisters-in-law: Betty (Ron) Tolliver of Olney, and Janet Duffina of Fairfield; several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and his beloved dog: Bullseye. He was preceded in death by his parents: Paul and Iva Louise Moats; birth mother and stepfather: Dora Mae and Sherman Beachner; 2 brothers: Curt Moats and Dale Ray Bissey; brother-in-law: Don Griffith; sister-in-law: Tabby Bissey; and a son-in-law: Jerry Highsmith Jr. A funeral ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to the family and will be accepted through the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15559] Frank and Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Moats, Terry, 67, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1331/), none. (Reliability: 2).