Gus Griffin Moore, 95, of Resaca, died May 11, 2018.
He was born on Oct. 20, 1922 in Waleska, Ga. to the late Tomp and Effie Cline Moore.
Gus was a veteran, serving his country in the U.S. Navy. He has been a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Waleska his entire life. He served as a deacon, supported his church in whatever capacity needed and would drive or fly his family to church each Sunday.
Gus was known as a farmer and crop duster in Gordon County. He moved his family to Resaca in 1954 and began farming. He added land and spent his whole life on a tractor, planter, combine or in a plane working to grow crops. He operated one of the first slatted floor feed lots for cattle, had a hog operation and was recognized as an innovative farmer who did no till planting. He was a member of the Red Carpet Cattlemen Association, Georgia and American Soybean Associations, Georgia Soybean Commission and Moore’s Reunion Association.
Gus Griffin Moore