Tuesday March 19th, 2024 1:02AM

Former Gainesville City School Board member, community leader dies

Walton Moore, a former Gainesville City School Board chairman and community leader, has died. He was 76.
 
George Walton Moore III was born in Gainesville to George Walton Moore Jr. and Grace Hooten Moore. He was a Gainesville High School and University of North Georgia graduate. He also attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He worked in Washington D.C. for a number of years before returning to Gainesville with his wife, Nancy, and family.
 
Moore worked for Regions Bank and in the 1980s served on the city school board. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville, serving as president and lieutenant governor. A member of Gainesville First United Methodist Church, he was a chairman on church council and was on the administration board. He also was involved in the United Way, Gateway and the Arts Council.
 
A memorial service will be held at Gainesville First United Methodist Church on Monday, May 22 at 3 p.m. Little and Davenport Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 
A full obituary can be found here.
 

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