Gilbert Moore

A resident of Sunrise Assisted Living in Baton Rouge, he died at 12:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 86 and a native of Diamond Head, Miss. He was a graduate of LSU and a retired colonel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served in the 505th Engineer Light Pontoon Company, 308th Construction Battalion. He was on a landing ship tank that landed at Normandy on the third day of the D-Day Invasion. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. until memorial service in the chapel at 10 a.m. There will be a private burial at St. George Catholic Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Sophie and Maurice Winker and Valerie Foster and Rupert Fersch; son and daughter-in-law, John and Kathryn Moore; seven grandchildren, Naomi, Nicole, Megan, Benjamin, Leigh, Michael and Jessica; and seven great-grandchildren, Lindsey, Chelsea, Sean, Austin, Ella, Ike and Madison. Preceded in death by his wife, Marie B. Moore; granddaughter, Natalie Breaux; two brothers, William and Henry Moore; and sister, Mary Ramos. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Memorial donations can be made to the Louisiana War Veterans Home, 4739 La. 10, Jackson, LA 70748 or a local VFW post.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
9am10am

Service

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
10am