Julia Ann Moore

Julia Ann Moore of Crossville, TN formerly of Waldron AR, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday January 4, 2026 with her children by her side. She was born on February 13, 1946 to Loyd and Ruby (Brown) Moore in Waldron Arkansas. Julia was 79 years old.

Julia was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and aunt. Julia surrendered her life to the Lord as a young girl acknowledging Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior following in water baptism as a symbol of her commitment. She was a christian woman who gave praise to the Lord in all things in her life. Julia was a very strong woman. At the age of 48 she was diagnosed with cancer. Julia wanted to see her four children, grow into adulthood, in addition she wanted to see her future grand children and great grand children. Julia met the cancer treatments by keeping in touch with her own mortality, keeping her deep faith in Jesus Christ allowed her to overcome cancer for 31 years. Julia was deaf from birth. Her school years were spent in Little Rock Arkansas School for the Deaf. Julia loved to sing in sign language to the Lord. Julia loved each of her four children immensely. She taught her four children as small babies how to use sign language so that she could communicate with them and they continued to communicate with her with sign language into adulthood. Julia later taught the deaf sign language to her grandchildren and to her baby great grandchildren. Julia loved and enjoyed her flower gardening. She rescued so many plants, helping them come to life as God intended for them to be. She could take a clipping from a plant and put it in water until it started producing roots. Then she would plant it in a flower pot or in her flower bed where it would grow into a beautiful plant or flower.

Julia leaves behind to cherish her memory her four children, daughter Rosetta Groenewold (Steve) of Bourbonnais, IL, three sons Keith Gardner (Whitney) of Crossville TN, Kevin O'Connor (Kristie) of Spring City TN, and Jeffery O'Conner of Crossville TN. Julia will forever remain in the hearts of her grandchildren Cody Wood, Cory Wood, Corbin Wood (Mikayla), Caleb Wood; Rachel Brown (Branson), Brandon Gardner, Ashley Gardner; Grace O'Connor, and Jack O'Connor; and great grandchildren Kaiden Wood; Ava Brown, Karter Brown, Lilly Brown, and Sophia Ann Brown. Julia will be loved and remembered by her two sisters Darlene Jacobs (Ken) of Kansas City, Kansas and Charlene Alewel (Greg) of Parkville, Missouri. Julia loved her sister-in-laws: Kay Moore of Charleston, Arkansas, Sue Moore of Mansfield Arkansas, Diana Moore of Seligman, Missouri, and Janet Moore of Waldron Arkansas; One 98 year old aunt Robbie Ann Brown. Many nieces and nephews and cousins.

Julia was preceded in death by her parents Loyd L Moore and Ruby Jane Moore; sister Jane (Moore) Yancey; brothers Leonard Moore, Leon Moore, Howard Moore, and Terrell Moore.

Serving as pallbearers will be sons and grandsons: Keith Gardner, Kevin O'Connor, Jeff O'Connor, Cody Wood, Corbin Wood, and Brandon Gardner. Honorary pallbearers will be her son-in-law Steve Groenewold, grandsons Caleb Wood, Cory Wood, Branson Brown, and Jack O'Connor. Julia is being honored by her 4 brother's son and grandsons. Levi Moore, Matt Nelson, Zachary Brown, Garrett Consedine, Bryce Consedine, Brett Ward, Eli Harris, Josh Moore, and Jeff Moore.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm, Saturday January 17, 2026, at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, in Waldron Arkansas with Julia's nephews Rev Charles Yancey of Florida and Bill Anderson of Independence, Missouri who will be officiating. Mrs Jo Ann Yancey will be deaf interpreting with sign language throughout the service. Interment will follow at Pearson Cemetery, in Waldron Arkansas.  Arrangements are being entrusted to Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.