Garland "Pretty" Moore (1931-2008) - Pretty loved bluegrass music as much as anyone I have every met. He loved to sing the old songs with "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Don't Go Out Tonight Little Darlin'" being two of his favorites. I played with Pretty on many occasions at the fiddlers conventions and events in the surround areas. He was a long time friend of Raymond White who was hard to beat on the fiddle. You would always find him at the fiddlers conventions with his RV with "Bluegrass Survivors" on the back. I was proud to be one of the "Survivors" on many occasions. Pretty had a way of becoming the center of attraction at the many jams in the area. He will be dearly missed at the Smyth County Jam. Larry Hogston
In Memoriam
Garland K. “Pretty” Moore, 77, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 at his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jeff Moore and Garland “Buzzy” Moore. Survivors include his wife, Mary B. Moore; daughter, Diane Louthian of Meadowview; son, Gary L. Moore of Marion; stepsons, Allen Welsey Vanover of Atkins and Anthony Vanover and Chris Vanover, both of Chilhowie; stepdaughters, Angela Wright of Charles City and Nikki Cox of Chilhowie; brothers, Roy Moore of Greenville, Tenn., and Roger Moore of Roanoke; sister, Esther Geraldine Battig of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Spencer officiating.
Burial will follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Saltville V.F.W. Post. The family received friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
