June Moore

June McClanahan Moore, age 93, passed away on January 12, 2023 after a short illness. At the time, she was a resident at Wilson Manor Assisted Living in Lebanon for one year after having lived in Mt. Juliet for seven years.

Celebration of Life will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2023 at McReynolds-Nave, & Larson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville, TN.

She was born in East Nashville on July 15, 1929 to Marie and James McClanahan who preceded her in death as well as her husband, James Warfield Moore of Clarksville Tennessee, and two of her sisters Mildred Early and Margie Blanton. She is survived by her sister, Ann McClanahan King of Lebanon, nieces, Linda Parsons of Knoxville, Jill Luffman of Mt. Juliet, Paula Crawford of Lebanon, and Laurie Stone of Knoxville, nephews Allen King of Lebanon, Jim Early of Mt. Juliet, and Joe Blanton of Hermitage. She also had many great nieces, nephews, and great, great nieces and nephews.

June graduated from East Nashville High School in 1948 where she was active in the music ensemble and art activities. Upon graduation, she attended Draughons Business School and worked as secretary to the president of Life and Casualty Insurance Company in Nashville. She worked in the Billy Graham office during the Nashville crusade as a secretary. She sang for several years with a trio on a Nashville television station. June was an avid tennis player and on the bowling team in Stone Mountain, Georgia after her marriage to Jimmy. While in Georgia, she was a successful Real Estate Broker with Harry Norman, Realtors. She was also a member of the Smoke Rise Baptist Church there and sang in the choir. She was a devoted caregiver to her husband, Jimmy, who years later passed away with MS. After moving to Mt. Juliet, she attended the West Hills Baptist Church in Lebanon. She loved her sisters and her extended family and is rejoicing in heaven with those who have gone on before her. “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” ~2 Cor. 5:8

June drove a little red Solstice convertible and loved showing it off. She loved to watch the Titans Football team play and discussing it with her sister. She always wanted scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast, and of course, coffee. She was a gifted seamstress and made many of her own clothes, which were always beautiful.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Gideons International or Samaritans Purse Ministry.

Online condolences may be made at www.NaveFuneralHomes.com