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L.G. Lois Moore
Leaving a Legacy
by Shay Troutman
n the fall of 1947, L.G. Moore, a
Brownfield native, returned to
Ihis hometown for a visit, from
Texas Technological College where
he was a student. He attended the
very first Terry County Harvest
Festival. He went with friends that
day, but he had his eye on a girl he
knew of but had never met. That
girl was Lois Stevens. They talked
for the first time that day, which
changed the future for both of them.
When asked about her feelings on
that fall day, Lois revealed, “Well, I
kinda liked him.”
L.G. didn’t return to Brownfield
until Christmas of that year, as he
said the only way to get home was
to thumb a ride. He was used to
being away, as he had previously
served in the U.S. Army. Lois, a
junior at Brownfield High School
kept busy with her classes, friends
and Sub Debs, a social club. In
January of 1948, they went on their
first date. L.G. stated, “I took her to a
picture show at the Rialto Theater.”
They continued dating until L.G
proposed on June 4, 1949, not long
after Lois graduated from high
school and the day his brother
Erwin got married. They planned an
October wedding, but L.G. worked
for the U.S. Postal Service and was
unable to get enough days off. In
August, he was able to take vacation
days, so they cut their engagement
a little shorter than first planned
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and got married on August 17,
1949. They were married at First
Baptist Church by the Rev. Jack
Pearce. After a short honeymoon
in Ruidoso, New Mexico, they
returned to Brownfield to begin
their new life together.
They spent Halloween moving into
a brand new home built by L.G.’s
dad and brothers that served as
the perfect spot to raise their sons:
Gary, Greg, and Kelly. The boys
kept them busy, but Lois and L.G. about, meet new people and make
always made time for each other. memories together. It wasn’t long
They enjoyed spending time with after they returned that they were
friends and family, attending church
at First Baptist Church and bowling planning their next adventure.
with friends in a bowling league.
The Terry County Harvest Festival
With the birth of their daughter, serves as a reminder of the
Shay, they then had children beginning of their relationship
spanning in age from birth to 17. when they attend each fall. Over
Their priority remained taking the years, they have taken their
care of the kids, attending all their children and grandchildren to
games, concerts, programs and other the parade, supported local clubs
events. Their “dates” were to talent and organizations who sold food,
shows, baseball games, and band and even sold raffle tickets when
competitions. their daughter Shay was a Harvest
Festival Queen candidate. Lois has
When the children were older, they
spent time together as a couple entered numerous quilts in the fair
by attending Lady Raider games, each year that she handmade for
family members, usually earning
playing bridge and keeping their blue ribbons.
eight grandchildren. Upon L.G.’s
retirement from the post office and L.G. and Lois recently celebrated
Lois’s retirement from Goodpasture their 70th wedding anniversary at
Grain, they had more time to travel The Legacy in Lubbock where they
as a couple. Among their favorite now reside. When asked about
trips was their first tour of Europe. what advice he would give to future
Spending three weeks traveling generations on marriage, L.G. said,
across Europe allowed them to “Be caring, understanding and
see places they had only heard