Rhumelle Bondurant "Shirley" Moore

Rhumelle Bondurant "Shirley" Moore left us peacefully on Saturday, July 14, 2018, after a much-fulfilled life at the age of 92.  Shirley was born on Ground Hogs Day in 1926 in Spray, NC.  She was the daughter of Ethel Burchell Bondurant and James Stafford Bondurant.  She was married to Calvin Shelton Moore.  Shirley moved across the the Southeast with Cal from Athens, GA to Decatur, GA; to Cleveland, TN; and Destin, FL.  She finally settled into the retail business as an owner in North Carolina, first in Durham then evenutally called home to Kure Beach.  She may have been the longest working saleswoman in Wilmington.  She loved her business and finally retired at age 80.

Shirley lived many years of her life on the beach.  She was an avid beach walker, shell collector, flower arranger, cook and cocktail party host.  She was a lifelong Georgia Bulldog fan and was notorious for accidentally spilling a drink on the WSB Camera Crew  reporting live from the 1980 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

She will be remembered for her zeal for life and her desire for all around her to be happy and well entertained.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Moore;  her sister, Lois Bondurant Proffitt;  her brother, James Ellery Bondurant;  her brother, Walter Ronald Bondurant;  and her son, Alan Moore and her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Petway Moore.  She is survived by her grandson, Ben Moore;  grandson, Bo Moore and wife, Leah;  and her great-grandchildren, Lillie and Tripp Moore.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, July 21st, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Eden, NC.  The family will receive friends prior to the service, from 11am - 12:30 pm at the Morehead-Fair House.  Fair Funeral Home, in Eden, is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, please consider, memorial gifts to the Foundation of  Wesley Woods, 1817 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA  30329 or to Press On Fund, PO Box 31358, Augusta, GA 30903.