Anne Osborne Moore

Anne Osborne Moore, 87 of Eden, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at UNC Rockingham Nursing Center.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, October 25, 2026 at First Baptist Church of Eden. Burial will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 1:00-2:00pm.

Anne was born May 22, 1939 to Jesse and Annie Ruth Osborne. She was originally from Lanett, Alabama where she worked in the legal department of West Point Pepperell. Anne moved to Eden in 1977 and worked for Spray Textured Yarns, Baxter Kelley, and later became the HR Manager of Allen Bradley in Brown Summit until she retired and kept her grandchildren.

Anne was a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Eden, where she always sang in the choir, was active in WMU, and was in charge of meals for bereaved families. She volunteered with Meals on Wheels for years and enjoyed playing cards with family and friends, reading, crossword puzzles, and traveling, especially with family and friends.

Anne is predeceased by her husband of 61 years, William Gerald Moore. They were high school sweethearts and always the most loving couple.

She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Holland (Jerry), and her son, Richard Moore (Tammy), grandchildren, Jerry Holland, III (Caitlyn), Jessica Holland, Jesse Moore, Samantha Moore, Nathan Brooks and Hallie Brooks, and her great-grandchildren, Charlotte Holland and Jerry Holland, IV.

Anne is also predeceased by her parents, Jesse and Annie Ruth Osborne, and her in-laws, William and Helen Moore, all of Alabama, as well as her sisters, Mary Ellen Jones (Harold) and Betty Moore (Donald), her brother-in-law, Billy Birdsong, and her sister-in-law, Connie Osborne.

She is survived by her sister, Lemerle Birdsong and brother, Bobby Osborne, and brother-in-law, Thomas Moore (Jennifer), her uncle, Henry Osborne, and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives, as well as special friends, Jimmy and Hilda Wright ,Jeff and Carolyn Loftis, and Stacy Strickland and daughters, Meredith and Caroline Eidson.

We would especially like to thank her caregivers of the last seven years at UNC Rockingham Nursing Center, Tammy, Bertha, and Leslie, roommate, Deborah Shelton, and her faithful visitors, Pam and Gordon Drews.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.