Ret. MSG David R. Moore Obituary (1939 - 2021)

Retired Master Sergeant, David Ronald Moore, 82, of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on July 8, 2021. Ret. MSG Moore was born on January 26, 1939 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to the late David Macon Moore and Martha Sue Moore. He is also preceded in death by one brother, William Robert Moore. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 65 years, Norma Hardison Moore and their two children, David Randall Moore and Ronda Lynn Moore Cioch; three grandchildren, Joshua Cioch, Cassi Cioch and Justin Moore; four great-grandchildren; three sisters and one brother; many nieces, nephews, family and friends who will all miss him terribly. Ret. MSG Moore's advance qualifications in the US Army included Special Forces training; master parachutist, ranger training, scuba diver and instructor; pathfinder and military free-fall. His vast military career includes service in Bad Tolz, Germany as an SF engineer and team Sergeant; S.E.R.E instructor and NCOIC of Camp Mackall. He served in both the 7th and 10th SF Groups (A) and U.S.A.J.F.K.S.W.C.S. His career before and after his twenty years of service in the U.S. Army's Special Forces, was that of a master brick mason. There will be a committal service honoring Ret. MSG Moore's life on July 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Sandhills State Veteran's Cemetery, Ft. Bragg. There will also be a fellowship service to follow at New Hope Baptist Church, Spring Lake, at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests consideration of donations to either the Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Services entrusted to Adcock Funeral Home and Crematory, Spring Lake.