Arthur W. Moore, 91, formerly of Wooster, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at his home in Camarillo, California.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 19, at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 527 Beall Ave., Wooster. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Wooster.
Friends will be received at the McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster on Friday, March 18 from 6-8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Viola Startzman Free Clinic, 1874 Cleveland Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 or to Village Network (Boys Village), PO Box 518, Smithville, OH 44677.
Arthur was born February 10, 1920 in Erie, Pennsylvania, the son of Arthur G. and Barbara Dillon Moore and on April 5, 1943 married Geraldine Marie O?Brien, his loving wife who died January 30, 2005.
Surviving are his children and their spouses Mary J. Salva (Rev. Doug Reans) and Christopher A. Moore (Joan Massaro-Costello) and grandchildren Daniel and Andrea Salva.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and three brothers.
Arthur was a partner in the law firm of Taggart, Cox, Moore and Hays from 1950 until November 1971, when he established his own private offices. He specialized in tax, probate, corporate and banking law. In 1982 he merged his firm into the firm of Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs of Akron. He was a graduate of Cathedral Prep in Erie, PA and Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. After proudly serving as an artillery officer in the Army, he obtained his law degree at Georgetown University in 1948 and was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio in 1949 and the District of Columbia in 1950.
While in the Army, Arthur entered the European Theater in 1944 and saw combat with the Third Army in France, Luxemburg and Germany. After the War he was assigned to military government and served in Eschwege, Germany in the capacity until 1946.
He was a member of the Wayne County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. He was a member of the Wooster Kiwanis Club, St. Mary?s Knights of Columbus Council 789 and the legal fraternity Delta Theta Phi. He served on the board of many local businesses and organizations, including the Wooster YMCA and the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross. In 1978 Arthur received the Pope John Benemerenti medal for dedicated service to his church.
In life, Art succeeded in his desire to be the best husband, father, lawyer and soldier he possible could. He worked hard, enjoyed golfing and playing bridge with his friends and spending time with his family. He will be missed by those who knew him.

Memorial Contributions
Viola Startzman Free Clinic or Village Network

Service
Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church

Visitation
Friday, March 18, 2011 from 6-8:00 p.m.