J.D. Moore

Jacen Dean (J.D.) Moore, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born on October 29, 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression in a "dugout" near Brownfield, TX to Roy (Red) Moore and Myrtle Moore.

Private graveside services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Growing up in West Texas during the Great Depression was hard, but J.D. never let his circumstances in life slow him down.  With love and attention from his mother and especially his grandfather, Pa Lon, J.D. learned how to run a successful oil supply business, how to treat people fairly, how a man kept his promise with a handshake, and how to respect and treat the land.  Growing up in that environment cultivated his love of people, Texas history, guns, and trucks.

If J.D. was anything, he was a solid storyteller.  One story involved the Blocker Family who ran a grocery store near the Moore's home.  J.D. grew up with Dan Blocker who later landed the role as "Hoss" in the popular T.V. series, Bonanza.

After a short stint in the Army, J.D. started his career on drilling rigs in West Texas which took him worldwide including Latin America and the Middle East as a top Drilling Supervisor.

His final job before retiring was with Lufkin Industries in Longview, TX where he met his wife, Eva Lynne (Jones) Dvorack. J.D. jumped in to help raise Lynne's three daughters, Debbie, DeeAnna and Denyse.  After several years in Longview, Lynne and J.D. moved to Lampasas to take care of Lynne's mother, Eva Drake Jones.

Some of his fondest memories while in Lampasas were RV-ing and 4-wheeling with neighbors and friends.  But he said the thing he missed most after his eyesight and health declined was sitting on the back porch with his wife in the evening watching the sunset and all the wildlife.

J.D. was a ranking member of the Masons of Texas and was proud of its purpose "to take good men and help them to become better men".

J.D. was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle, and his father, Roy as well as his step-daughter, Debbie Lisenbee.

He is survived by his spouse, Eva Lynne of Lampasas; his step-daughters, DeeAnna Prichard of Arlington, TX, and Denyse Dvorack of Las Vegas, NV; his grandchildren, Dakota Lisenbee of Florida and Daniel Dvorack of Las Vegas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Texas Masonic Charities Foundation (https://txmct.org/) or a charity of your choice.