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Marshall Neil Moore was born Monday, November 2, 1931, to Marshall Theodore and Amy Viola (Lytle) Moore in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Neil was the youngest of nine children and grew up on a farm outside Broken Arrow. His father and grandfather, along with other family members and neighbors, helped form Union Consolidated schools which later became Union Public Schools. Neil graduated from Union High School and went to work at the DX refinery in Tulsa. He later owned and operated DX service stations and the bulk gasoline service in Broken Arrow and Coweta. Neil met the new girl in town when Edith Gall moved to Broken Arrow from Lawton with her family. Neil and Edith met at the First Methodist Church of Broken Arrow and were later married there on September 17, 1955. Edith’s father, Loren Gall, owned and operated Currell Lumber in Broken arrow and helped the newlyweds build their home on 71st street on the 10 acres of land Neil’s parents gifted them. Neil passed peacefully in the same home on December 15, 2024. Neil went to work for Parkhill Pipe Services of Tulsa in 1976 as a truck driver. He quickly worked his way up the chain and retired as a partner and co-owner of the business in the early 1990’s. Neil traveled extensively with Parkhill throughout his career, later accompanied by Edith. Despite all the travel Neil was most comfortable back at home. Edith passed away in May 1996, and Neil was fortunate to later have a special relationship with Jackie Sullivan. Jackie loved horses almost as much as Neil and they were a great match. Neil was truly a cowboy in all sense of the word. He bred, trained, and showed quarter horses, and he loved to rope. He competed locally as an amateur calf roper and later as a team roper with his family. Some of the family’s best memories were building and using their own roping arena on the family farm. Neil also loved the outdoors, especially hunting with his family. He later purchased property near lake Tenkiller in Cherokee County. Neil loved working on the land to make it better for his children and grandchildren. Neil leaves behind his companion, Jackie, and three children: Marsha Nash of Stillwater, Glen Moore and his wife Margy of Broken Arrow, and Jeff and his wife Laryn of Broken Arrow. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Justin (Blaire), Amy, Katelyn (Jon), Matt (Jacob), Alex (Sarah), Hannah, Ryan, Thomas, and Aryn; four great-grandchildren: Weston, Margot, Asher, and Cohen; and a number of nieces and nephews. Neil was proceeded in death by his parents, wife Edith, and siblings: Ted Moore, Betty Banks, Amy Moore, John Moore, Helen Lundy, Glen Moore, Gene Woosley, and Ruth Ann Hoff. In lieu of flowers the family requests you please consider a donation to the Oklahoma State Wesley Foundation in Stillwater, 823 West University Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 (www.okstatewesley.org)

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Neil Moore

November 2, 1931 - December 15, 2024