MOORE, Felix Madison, was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on 14 May 1889. He was the son of John Richard and Arletha DODD MOORE. His paternal grandparents were James M. and Katherine MOORE. His maternal grandparents were Berry and Mary CUMMINS DODD. Felix was a great-grandson of John B. MOORE and Eliza HAYES of Wayne Co., TN and Berry and Mary DODD of Winston Co., AL.

He married in 1918 to Sally Ethel BIRD who was born in September 1888 and died at age 90. She is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Cypress Inn, Tennessee. Felix and Sally had seven children: Marie, b. 10 Sep 1920 in McNairy Co., TN; Margorie Louise, b. 10 Aug 1923, Stantenville, TN; Ruby Lois Josephine (named by her sisters) b. 28 March 1927 Wayne Co., TN; Felix Warner, b. 4 March 1930 Alcorn Co., MS; Vergie Ethelene, b. 18 March 1932, Michie, McNairy Co., TN; Winford Edsel, b. 17 Feb 1935, Michie, TN; and Wayland Edward, b. 3 Oct 1939, Wayne Co., TN.

Felix Madison MOORE died 3 August 1995 at age 106. He died at home at Cypress Inn, Tennessee and was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Cypress Inn, with full military honors.

In March 1994, Mr. MOORE was honored as the oldest living World War I veteran in the state of Tennessee.

According to his discharge, he was a private and was discharged on 4 Dec 1918 at Camp Wheeler, GA. He is described on his discharge as 5″10″ tall, with grey eyes, black hair and a fair complexion.

Obituary: Wayne County News, Wednesday, August 9, 1995, page 1
Funeral Services Held Sunday For County’s Oldest Resident
On Thursday, August 3, Wayne County’s oldest resident and the State of Tennessee’s oldest surviving World War I veteran quietly passed away at his home in the Cypress Inn community.
Felix Madison Moore had served his nation in 1918 as an American “doughboy” in the “war to end all wars”. Several times honored and decorated in later life for his patriotism at the turn of the century, Private Felix Moore took off his uniform after Armistice in 1918 to put on the civilian togs of citizen, farm and father as he continued to serve his country for seventy-seven years after his call to arms.

Born May 14, 1889 in Lutts, he was the son of the late Richard and Arletha Dodd Moore. His father was a school teacher and farmer and his grandfather had served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Mr. Moore married the late Selly Ethel Moore and the could had seven children. All of his children except his son, Warner, survive. In his final years, Mr. Moore made his home with his daugher, Marie Moore in a small home in Cypress Inn. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

In final recognition of Private Felix Moore’s position as senion veteran of a war era fast slipping into history, the Tennessee National Guard provided full military rites at the graveside burial service held Sunday, August 8 for the old soldier at Piney Grove Cemetery.

Funeral services held earlier that day at 3:30 P.M. at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Collinwood with Emerald Bailey officiating.

In addition to his daughter, Marie, he is survived by two sons: Winfred Moore of New Albany, Indiana and Wayland Moore of Long Beach, California; three daughters, Marjorie Troutman of Torrence, California Joseph Roberts of Bartow, Florida; and Etheleen Garrison of Camden, Arkansas; eleven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.