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Lincoln- LaVara Elizabeth Leonard Moore, 104, passed away at 8:05 A.M. on Sunday November 17, 2013 at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

LaVara was born on January 9, 1909 in Atlanta, IL; daughter of Berte and Ethel Green Leonard. She married Carl B Moore on August 3, 1939 in Grand Haven, MI; he preceded her in death on May 1, 1960. She was a grade school teacher for 38 years. She was a member of The United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Methodist Women, Illinois Retired Teacher Association, Book Club, and the Philanthropic Education Organization.

She is survived by one son: Charles L Moore of San Diego, CA: two grandchildren: Jacqueline Roecker of Naples, FL and Richard Roecker of Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and daughter Margaret.

Services for LaVara will be 10 A.M. Friday November 22, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln with Rev. Roger David officiating. A burial at Zion Cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be given to the Chaddock Children Foundation.

Arrangements were entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.