William Edward MOOSE

William married Selyn Elaine TROUTMAN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Dorothy RIDENHOUR [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Second of four generations of pharmacists, he led his community in government,
public service, church and professional life. His funeral was at the St. James
United Church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant where he was elder emeritus.
Interment was in the church cemetary next to his wife, Polly. Mr. Moose,
former mayor and town board of commissioners member, owned and operated Moose
Drug Co. The company was founded in about 1882 by his father, the late Dr. A.
W. Moose, and his uncle, Dr. Paul Moose. Past president of the N. C.
Pharmaceutical Association, he was named North Carolina Pharmacist of the Year
in 1966. In 1969 he was Mount Pleasant Jaycees' first Man of the Year. He
helped form the town's first volunteer fire department and once was its chief.
He also helped start the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society, which renovated
the former Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute into a history museum. After
graduating from Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, he earned his pharmacy
degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy in 1927. He was a charter
member of the Mount Pleasant Lions Club and a founder of the Mount Pleasant
Booster Club.
Second of four generations of pharmacists, he led his community in government,
public service, church and professional life. His funeral was at the St. James
United Church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant where he was elder emeritus.
Interment was in the church cemetary next to his wife, Polly. Mr. Moose,
former mayor and town board of commissioners member, owned and operated Moose
Drug Co. The company was founded in about 1882 by his father, the late Dr. A.
W. Moose, and his uncle, Dr. Paul Moose. Past president of the N. C.
Pharmaceutical Association, he was named North Carolina Pharmacist of the Year
in 1966. In 1969 he was Mount Pleasant Jaycees' first Man of the Year. He
helped form the town's first volunteer fire department and once was its chief.
He also helped start the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society, which renovated
the former Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute into a history museum. After
graduating from Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, he earned his pharmacy
degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy in 1927. He was a charter
member of the Mount Pleasant Lions Club and a founder of the Mount Pleasant
Booster Club.

Hoy married Mabel Pauline WHITAKER on 20 Aug 1929 in North Carolina. Mabel (daughter of William Wesley WHITAKER and Charlotte Eleanor HARRELL, (Lottie)) was born on 21 Nov 1905 in Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina; died in Feb 1987 in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!BIRTH:Whitaker Family Bible; owned by Errol E. Hayes, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama

Moved to Mt. Pleasant, N. C. in 1927 to teach school.

The preceding are personal memories that Mim gave to Eleanor Hayes Myrick
during the summer of 1972.
!BIRTH:Whitaker Family Bible; owned by Errol E. Hayes, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama

Moved to Mt. Pleasant, N. C. in 1927 to teach school.

The preceding are personal memories that Mim gave to Eleanor Hayes Myrick
during the summer of 1972.