Linda Lou Moore

Linda Lou Moore May 25, 1949 – September 30, 2026

Linda Lou Moore, 77, of Winter Haven, Florida, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. To describe Linda simply by the dates of her life or the positions she held would never adequately tell her story. Her life was defined most beautifully by love—love for her family, love for her faith, love for learning and adventure, and a remarkable ability to make the people around her feel cared for, welcomed and important. Linda was born on May 25, 1949, in Springfield, Ohio, to Phyllis Burchnell Fisher. Ohio was home for the first part of her life, and in 1985 she and her family began a new chapter when they moved to Polk County, Florida, where she would spend the remainder of her life. From an early age, Linda possessed an extraordinary combination of intelligence, curiosity, creativity, compassion and determination. Her professional life reflected her many talents and her willingness to embrace new opportunities. As a young woman in Springfield, she worked as a phlebotomist at Mercy Hospital and later as a pharmacy technician at Glendale Pharmacy. Her faith was already an important part of her life, and for a number of years she served as church secretary at Clifton Avenue Church of God in Springfield. After moving to Florida, Linda began working for Sun Bank of Polk County as a teller and new accounts representative. Through hard work, talent and determination, she advanced through a variety of positions and ultimately became Marketing Director for SunTrust Bank. Her work with SunTrust also gave Linda an opportunity to share one of her greatest gifts— the ability to bring people together. For more than 25 years, she served as Director of the SunTrust Central Park Art Festival in downtown Winter Haven. Countless artists, families and visitors enjoyed an event made more special through Linda's creativity, attention to detail and talent for transforming ideas into memorable experiences. Upon her retirement from SunTrust Bank in 2004 she worked side by side her son Scott operating Travel and Cruise World which they have owned together since 2000. She was instrumental in every aspect of the business and enjoyed the many wonderful friends and clients who became friends over the years.

Yet for all she accomplished throughout her life, Linda's greatest joy and proudest accomplishment was always her family. Family was not simply important to Linda. Family was the center of her world. She loved fiercely, completely and unconditionally.

She was the anchor who connected generations, the person family members could turn to for advice, reassurance, laughter or simply a listening ear.

She had an extraordinary ability to make people feel heard and understood. Whether the conversation involved one of life's biggest decisions ornothing more than the happenings of an ordinary day, Linda made you feel that what you had to say mattered.

She was a devoted wife and shared 52 years of marriage with her beloved husband, Harlan Edward Moore, before his passing in 2020.

Their life together created a family whose generations now carry forward the love, values and traditions they shared.Linda was an extraordinary mother, treasured grandmother and great-grandmother, and she experienced the special blessing of becoming agreat-great-grandmother. She was also a beloved sister, aunt, friend and confidante to many.

Linda was also a voracious reader with an insatiable curiosity about the world. She believed that learning should never end andencouraged those around her to remain curious, thoughtful and open to new ideas. That curiosity helped fuel another of her greatpassions: travel.

Linda loved discovering new places, experiencing different cultures and, naturally, sampling their cuisine. She didn't simply want to visit a destination; she wanted to experience it.The journeys she shared with her family created treasured memories that will continue to be retold for generations. Those fortunate enough to travel with Linda will remember not only theplaces they visited, but also the enthusiasm, laughter and radiant smile she brought to every adventure.

Linda also possessed an enormous tenderness toward animals, especially her beloved cats. To Linda, they were never "just pets." They were family, companions and yet another recipient of the seemingly endless amount of love she had to give.

At the foundation of Linda's life was her Christian faith.She was a woman who loved Jesus Christ and carried that faith throughout the seasons of her life. Her faith was not merely something she spoke about; it was woven into the way she lived, loved, served and cared for others.

It sustained her through life's celebrations as well as its storms, and she knew where her eternal home would be. For those who loved her, there is profound sadness in saying goodbye, but there is also comfort in knowing that Linda's earthly journey has ended in the place her faith promised her.Her family takes comfort in imagining her welcomed home into the arms of Jesus and hearing the words every faithful Christian longs to hear: "Well done, good and faithful servant."And surely one of Heaven's sweetest reunions was waiting for her there.

Linda was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Harlan Edward Moore; her infant daughter, Leslie Lynn Moore; her mother, Phyllis Burchnell Hines; her stepfather, Phillip Hines; her infant sister, Lucille Fisher; her brothers, Richard "Rick" Fisher and Edward Hines; her brothers-in-law, Mark Boyd, Michael Ellis, and Steve Keating; her uncle, Donald Burchnell; her aunts Marie Van Horn, Eleanor Cunningham, and Louise Frey; and her maternal grandparents, Reuben and Susan Burchnell.She leaves behind a loving family whose lives will forever bear her influence, including her sons, Scott Moore and Jeffery Moore and his wife, Sue; her daughters, Frances Craven and Mickey Wright and her companion Art Kemp; her sisters, Joyce Keating, Pamela Campbell and herhusband, David, Phyllis Boyd, and Jeanne Ellis; her grandchildren, Jonathan and his wife, Harley ,Kathryn, Julieanne and her wife Lisa Myers, and Tiffany; her great-grandchildren, Titan, Eli, Mia, Addison, Madelyn, Logan, Anthony, Rylee, Peyton and Elias; and her great-great-granddaughter,Navy as well as her beloved aunt Georgiann Burchnell.

Although Linda's earthly life has ended, the love she gave so freely has not. It lives on in her children and in the generations that follow them. It lives in family recipes and traditions, in photographs and scrapbooks, in stories that will be told again and again, in books shared with children, in journeys to new places, in meals gathered around a table, in laughter at family celebrations and in those ordinary moments that, because of Linda, were  never really ordinary at all.

Her family will continue to find her everywhere—in the lessons she taught, the traditions she created, the places they travel, the foods they prepare, the stories they share and, most importantly, in the way they love one another.  Perhaps that is the most beautiful legacy Linda Lou Moore leaves behind:

She loved, and she was loved.Deeply. Completely. Unconditionally.Her family will forever be grateful that God blessed their lives with hers, and while theywould give anything for one more conversation, one more laugh, one more meal around thetable, one more adventure, one more embrace, they hold tightly to the promise that thisgoodbye is not forever.

Until they meet again, Linda will remain exactly where she has always been—in the hearts of those who love her.

Rest peacefully in the arms of Jesus. You were loved beyond measure, you will be missed beyond words, and you will be carried with us always.

A Celebration of Linda's Life will be held TBA