Lonnie Ray Moon's Obituary
MOON, LONNIE RAY 72, died Aug. 5, 2010, at his resident in Mesquite. He was born in Dallas, TX, on Mar. 2, 1938, to Robert Hulen Moon and Cora Lee Lybrand. He attended Dallas Public Schools and served in the U.S. Army. He married Esta Faye Jordan on June 29, 1956. The couple lived most of their married life in Mesquite. Lonnie was a truck driver with Mrs. Baird’s Bread, AG Affiliated Foods, Tex-Pax, Dallas Housewares, and several others. He was a member of Parkside Baptist Church. Lonnie enjoyed woodworking and cooking and just driving around. After he retired he would get up and say “Faye, get up and let’s go somewhere.” They would load up their dogs and take off not knowing were they were going, drive for about two or three hours, stop and eat lunch some where and then head back home by another route. Lonnie is survived by his wife of 54 years. Together they have 2 sons, Lonnie Ray (Kim) Moon, Jr. of Mountain Grove, MO; Richard E. (Laurie) Moon of Rowlett, TX, and one daughter, Claudia Mae (Lynn) Paugh of Mesquite; brothers, Bobby (Donna) Moon of Wolf City; James (Eva) Moon of New Mexico; sisters, Mildred (Dub) Wammack of Dallas; Nancy (Robert) Apple of Greenville; brother-in-law Bruce (Linda) Jordan of Prairie Hill; grandchildren; Brandy Moon; Mandy Moon; Amber Moon (Eric) Mongan of Eugene, OR; Richard C. (Michelle) Moon of Washington D. C.; Thomas Jordan “T. J.” Moon of Rowlett, Amy (Jason) Russell of Mesquite; Stacee Paugh and Nathan Hicks of Mesquite, and step grandchildren Tanya (Michael) Pacheco of MO; Margie Gonzales of MO; Toni (Kevin) Jensen of MO; Stephanie Gonzales USAF; Steven (Sonia) Smith; Ben Paugh; and 17 great-great grandchildren. Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday August 10, 2010, at the Parkside Baptist Church of Mesquite, TX with Rev. Wells, officiating. Interment will follow in the Grove Hill memorial Park with no percession. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday August 9, 2010 at Restland funeral home. Pallbearers are John Staton, Billy Chapman, Terry Summy, Billy Monday, Slyvester Salazar and Wilber Roberts.
What’s your fondest memory of Lonnie?
What’s a lesson you learned from Lonnie?
Share a story where Lonnie's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Lonnie you’ll never forget.
How did Lonnie make you smile?