Emily Jane Dring Moore passed away on September 13, 2024, after a lengthy illness.  Emily was born in Ruston, LA, on May 22, 1947.  She was a lifelong resident of Lincoln Parish, living in Ruston and Simsboro.  A graduate of Louisiana Tech University, Emily was a teacher who worked for Lincoln Parish Schools for 28 years, primarily at Cypress Springs Elementary School, where she was named Teacher of the Year for the 1997-98 school year.  Emily was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Ruston for more than 50 years, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday School and chaperoned many trips with the youth and college students.

Emily was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Allen “Dick” Dring, and her mother, Mary Lucille Fallin Dring.

Emily is survived by her husband of 55 years, Randy Moore; son Richard (Leigh) and his daughters Catherine and Laura of Indianapolis, IN; daughter Sara and her children EmmaLeigh and Caleb of Ruston, LA; sister Mary Ellen Dring Gamble (George) and their children and grandchildren, of Germantown, LA; and a number of brothers- and sisters-in law, nephews, nieces and cousins.

Visitation for Emily will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston, with a memorial service following at 2:00pm. Rev. Dale Oden and Rev. John Moore, Emily’s brother-in-law, will officiate at the service. Pallbearers will be John McIntyre, Kip Franklin, Greg Franklin, Jeff Funderburk, Benjamin Gamble and Rusty Mabry.  Interment will be at Kilpatrick’s Memorial Gardens of Ruston.  The Moore family would like to express special thanks to Ruth Harrison, caregiver, and Amy Vance, hospice nurse.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Rick W. Byargeon Missions Memorial Fund at Temple Baptist Church.

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