Archie Lee Moore, 84, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at Oktibbeha County Hospital, Starkville, MS.

Visitation was held on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus, followed by a life celebration service at 3:00 p.m. An interment service was held at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Columbus with Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.

Archie was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee in 1931. He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant with 20 years of service in the United States Air Force. After settling in Columbus in 1971, he worked as an independent contractor before accepting a position as facilities coordinator at Fairview Baptist Church, serving on staff for 15 years. Archie was a long time member of Fairview Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of the deacons and as a tenured Sunday School teacher. He was also a member of the Emmaus Community.

Archie enjoyed many activities throughout his life, particularly coaching youth baseball, woodworking, gardening and hunting. Most of all, he enjoyed time with loved ones, recently moving to Starkville to live among four generations of family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Emma Lee Moore.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Peggy Jean Moore; daughter Marquita (Jim) Beaty of Starkville; son Mark (Michelle) Moore of Murfreesboro, TN; sister Joyce Trevathan of Collierville, TN; grandchildren Meredith (Will) Martin of Starkville, Cameron (Emily) Beaty of Dallas, TX, Griffin and Penn Moore, both of Murfreesboro, TN and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Cameron Beaty, Todd Jones, Will Martin, Griffin Moore, Penn Moore, and Walt Trevathan. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Billy Bozeman Sunday School class.

Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church Senior Adult ministry, 127 Airline Rd, Columbus, MS 39702 or to Emmaus Ministries, 12 Beach Road, Grenada, MS 38901.