Mrs. Pauline Moore Pool, age 98, a longtime resident of Nacogdoches, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, in Lufkin.
She was born June 16, 1914, in Teague, Texas, to parents, Rev. James Thomas Moore, Sr. and Lyda Ethel Ford Moore. Pauline lived in several Texas towns while growing up as her father was a Methodist minister. She graduated from high school in Center, Texas. While attending Stephen F Austin College in Nacogdoches she met Lester Ray Pool, then a young pharmacist at Swift Brothers and Smith. They were married on October 16, 1937. They bought a drugstore in Livingston, Texas, and worked together there several years before opening Pool’s Pharmacy in downtown Nacogdoches.
Pauline and Lester were members of First Methodist Church for many years, where she was active in the Women’s Missionary Society, taught children’s Sunday School classes and participated in their annual summer Vacation Bible Schools. A talented musician, she played both pipe organ and piano.
For over forty years she was an active member of The Old South Garden Club and participated in many community projects, including local historical events. She particularly enjoyed being a costumed docent at several Nacogdoches historical landmarks. For many years she was a “Pink Lady” volunteer at Memorial Hospital, spreading cheer and encouragement to patients and working in the gift shop. She will be remembered by many for her cheerful demeanor and her delightful sense of humor.
Her survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Weldon Alders of Midway, Texas; grandchildren, Leslie Alders Shatto and Michael W. Alders; and a great-granddaughter, Lauren Shwarts.
Pauline was a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. One of her greatest joys was caring for and entertaining her grandchildren and great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester R. Pool, on September 11, 1985; and all her siblings, J.T. Moore, Jr., Lonnie B. Moore, and Evalina Moore. Pauline moved to the Pinecrest Methodist Retirement Community in Lufkin in 2004, where she resided until her death.
Funeral services have been set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at The First Methodist Church Chapel, located at 201 E. Hospital Street, Nacogdoches, with the Rev. Christie Hale officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, located at 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches, where she will be laid to rest beside her beloved Lester.
Pallbears will be nephews Charles Pool, Wendell Pool, and John Sutton, great-nephews James Riley Pool and Eddie Pool, and grandson, Michael Alders.
Pauline maintained a lifelong commitment to The Methodist Children’s Home in Waco, Texas, and contributions to it in her memory are encouraged by her family.
Services are under the direction of T.A. Lane & Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, located at 5400 North Street, Nacogdoches. Online memories and condolences may be offered at www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com.
