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Laura Bethene Miller
1909 - 2004 (95 years)-
Name Laura Bethene Miller Born 17 Jul 1909 Kansas City, , Missouri, United States [1] Gender Female Died 3 Oct 2004 Carmel Valley, Monterey, California, United States [2] Obituary 15 Oct 2004 Monterey, Monterey, California, United States [2] Monterey Herald, 15 Oct 2004
Obituary
Bethene Miller Moore July 19, 1909 ~ October 3, 2004 CARMEL - Bethene Miller Moore, 95, died on October 3rd in her home at Carmel Valley Manor following a brief illness. Born Laura Bethene to Alfred Lewis and Anna Morgan Miller on July 19, 1909 in Kansas City, MO, Mrs. Moore spent her adult life in the Bay Area, where she was President of Dickie Associates Interior Design Firm of Oakland and San Francisco. She was the widow of George Dickie and of Admiral Walter Ellery Moore, Commanding Officer of the battleship Juneau in World War II. Admiral Moore perished in a collision between two jet liners at Tenerife, Canary Islands, in 1977, still considered the worst disaster in aviation history. Mrs. Moore survived the crash, and moved to Del Mesa Carmel the following year. She is survived by her granddaughter, Jan Vanderwerf, and by numerous family members. A Memorial Service will take place on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 2:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Community Chapel in Carmel Valley. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make contributions to the SPCA of Monterey County.
Person ID I32651 Arthur - Research Last Modified 15 May 2013
Family George Melville Dickie, b. 29 Aug 1896, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 20 Jul 1974, , Alameda, California, United States (Age 77 years) Married CA 1946 , Alameda, California, United States [1, 2, 3, 4] Family ID F11044 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S1955] Info: Jane Vanderwerf, WorldConnect database (2766436), viewed 26 Jul 2008.
- [S695] Obituaries: General, Bethene Miller Moore, Monterey Herald, 15 Oct 2004.
- [S880] Info: Rick King, Dickie.rtf file, received 9 Jun 2000.
- [S2016] Electronic: Ancestry - Family Trees, Dickie Family Tree <http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7851983/person/-1026969583>, viewed 15 May 2013.
- [S1955] Info: Jane Vanderwerf, WorldConnect database (2766436), viewed 26 Jul 2008.