Emerald Isle, NC- The Rev. Canon William H. Moore, Jr., (04/29/1926), died on Friday, March 1. 2019.  His wife of 38 years, Jacqueline Osteen Moore, family members, and his Hospice caregivers, stood vigil following a yearlong illness.  Formerly a resident of Columbia, SC, where he raised his four children, he was active in business and in the community.  Bill was a pioneer in the early development of Golf Course Real Estate properties in the southeast.  His great loves were his Church and what he called God's soul music, Jazz.

A private family service will be held.

Fr. Bill was ordained to the Diaconate of the Episcopal Church in 1990 by the Diocese of Southern Ohio, Cincinnati.  Ordained to the Priesthood in June 2001, and appointed Archdeacon of the Diocese Springfield, he and Jacque served under The Rt. Rev. Peter H. Beckwith.  With about 7,000 communicants in forty-eight congregations in central and southern Illinois, they lived God's call with love, compassion, and leadership.  Upon his retirement, he was named an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Springfield, in 2003.

He produced the Jazz at Spoleto series for several years in the Festival's formative years.  He performed with Clark Terry, Ella Fitzgerald, Bucky Pizzarelli, The One O'Clock Band of North Texas State University, John Helms and … Also Captain Bill, as he was often called, founded The Left Bank Band, University of South Carolina, and maintains a scholarship endowment at the school.  His resume reads: Honor Student, Air Force Veteran, Pilot, Sports Announcer, Entrepreneur, Musician, Promoter, Producer, Theologian, and Teacher.

Born in Natchez, MS, he was the son of the late, William Moore, Sr. and Hazel Dennis Moore.  He is survived by his wife, Jacque O. Moore of Wallace, NC; daughters, Robin Whaley Moore and Linda Swindler Moore both of Columbia, SC; sons, Griffith Ingram Moore of Lexington, SC and William Henry Moore, III of Indianapolis, IN; grandchildren, Margaret, William-Hunter, Justin, Hannah, and Joshua; sister, Katherine Ann Moore Touchstone of Teague, TX.

Memorials may be made to The Left Bank Bill Moore Scholarship, University of South Carolina.