Joe Moon of Tullahoma passed this life on Thursday July 14th, 2016 at
the age of 66. Joe was born in Tullahoma to the late Ira E. and Lavelia
Smith Moon. He was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where
he majored in Recreation and Leisure Administration. Joe started working
with the Tullahoma city government on February 24, 1975 as a Recreation
Center Supervisor and was promoted to Parks and Recreation Director in
March 1988, serving until he stepped down in June 2000. He retired on
March 2, 2015 as the Recreation Superintendent and started working part
time the next day at CD Stamps Community Center. He was a member of First
Christian Church in Tullahoma and was an avid Alabama fan (Roll Tide!).
In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his
grandparents, MB and Lelia Smith. He is survived by his sister, Brenda
Moon of Tullahoma and many loving and dear friends. Visitation will be
held on Sunday, July 17th, 2016 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 4:00-6:00pm.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 18th, 2016 at 3:00pm in the
Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Murdock officiating. Burial
will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jerry
Mathis, Kurt Glick, J.P. Kraft, Terry Pockrus, Mikey Anderson and Jeff
Lester. Employees of the City of Tullahoma’s Parks and Recreation will
serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Following the burial, all are invited to
London’s Sports Bar in Tullahoma for a celebration of Joe’s life. In lieu
of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Joe Moon
Scholarship Fund, Attn: J.P. Kraft, City of Tullahoma, P.O. Box 807,
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
