Gerald J. Moore

Gerald Junior Moore, 71, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away Friday, April 20, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 28th at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Gerald was born on October 18, 1946 in Trenton, MO, son of Junior and Irene (Ferris) Moore. He owned Jerry’s Barber Shop in Independence, MO for 41 years. He was known by and a friend too many, he was the “celebrity” of Independence and will be greatly missed by many. He was a hunter, loved gardening, loved God, his grandchildren and was very proud of his family. He is preceded in death by his mother, Irene; step-father, Ronald Persell; brothers, Garland Moore and Donald Moore.

His survivors include his Fiancé, Cynthia Harris of the home; 4 daughters, Dawn (Bruce) Bettes of Cannon City, CO, Angelina (Paul) Johnson of Blue Springs, MO, Sharla Moore of Blue Springs, and Danielle (Stephaun) Ferguson of Independence; 1 son, Jerry (Cassie) Patterson of Sunnyvale, TX; 1 sister, Ann (Stephen) Minard of Riverside, CA; and 2 step-children, Christina Strange of Belton, MO and Tammy Freund of Liberty, MO; 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO   816-847-4441

This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. Brent and Celeste Cooper

    6 Oct 2020 Reply

    Jerry, our friend, your whit and charm will be missed. We will meet again, that is certain and comforting. God’s speed. – Brent and Celeste Cooper

  2. John Skelton

    6 Oct 2020 Reply

    Jerry was mine and my son’s barber, and we enjoyed talking to him, Even though we differed on some things, I always found him interesting and he was always interested in what was going on with me and my son. He gave me a haircut just a week or two ago. I will certainly miss him and the conversations we had. – John Skelton

  3. Joe O'Hara

    6 Oct 2020 Reply

    A fine man. Gerry was quite a guy. I was his customer and his lawyer for over two decades. He made me lose a lot of hair over the years, mostly due to close calls when I got him laughing as he was snipping away. He always had kind words to say about everyone who deserved them, and appropriate not so nice words to those who deserved them too. Honesty and integrity was what he offered to those he tended to in his chair. I will miss him very much. He was tremendous. God bless his family. – Joe O’Hara

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