Larry Eugene Moore Sr., son of Geraldine Hood Krigbaum of St. Louis and the late Raymond Robert “BOB” Moore was born on December 19, 1953 at St. Louis and departed this life in the St. Louis University Hospital on August 28, 2011 at the age of 57.

Mr. Moore was a self-employed auto mechanic and a resident of Dexter.

He was united in marriage to Debra Miller on October 10, 1975 at Dexter. She survives of the home near Dexter.

Besides his wife, he is survived by four sons, Larry E. Moore Jr. of Crystal City, Anthony Moore, Colin Moore and Jacob Moore all of Dexter: by four daughters, Lorna Moore of Eureka, Christina Matthews of St. Louis, Geraldine Moore of Festus, Amber Moore of Dexter: by one foster daughter, Amber Crandall of Fort Leonard Wood: by his mother, Geraldine Krigbaum of St. Louis: by three brothers, William Fred Moore and Donald Eugene Moore both of St. Louis and Gerald Krigbaum of O’Fallon: by one step-brother, Eric Vince Krigbaum of South Carolina: by three sisters, Patricia Ann Adams and Ruth Claudine Robertson both of Dexter and Deborah Lee Miller of Arnold: by one step-sister, Venessa Dean Krigbaum of the State of Washington: by ten grandchildren, Sheena, Marcus, Logan, Kele, Andrea, Shane, Zuzu, Angela, Cannon and Acely: by three great-grandchildren.

Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond R. Moore Jr.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5 until 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 11a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Phil Warren officiating. Interment will follow in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery near Dexter.