Oxford - Funeral service for Mary Ruth Prater Moore, 79, of Oxford, Alabama, will be at 11 a.m. today, May 9, 2011, in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory. The Rev. Jerry Starling will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Forestlawn Gardens. Her family will receive friends today from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Moore died on Friday at her residence. Mrs. Moore is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas O. and Ora Mae Prater. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Earnest Calvin Moore; son, Brian Maurice Moore; sister, Marjorie Bell Prater; brother, Fred Thomas Prater (Frances); grandchildren, William Trevor Moore and Lauren Katherine Moore; several brothers and sisters-in-law and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers will be Darrell Wallace, Charles Prater, Garvis Prater, Arnett Crane and Earl Tolbert. Mrs. Moore was a life long resident of Oxford, Alabama. She was a 1952 graduate of Oxford High School. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and gardening. Miller Funeral Home & Crematory www.millerfuneralhomeoxford.com