Alfred G. Moody

Born: February 15, 1923

Died: May 21, 2006

Children: Rodney G. Moody, Al Moody, Donna McCormick

Alfred G. Moody was the great-grandson of Jacob Smith Moody.

Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 22, 2006

Alfred G. Moody

SARANAC LAKE — Alfred G. Moody, 83, of 20 Crossfield Ave., Saranac Lake, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid.

Born on Feb. 15, 1923 in Saranac Lake, he was the son of William Henry and Rose (Facto) Moody. He was the great-great-grandson¹ of Jacob Moody, one of the first settlers of Saranac Lake.

He married the former Rita Corinne Woodruff on Sept. 22, 1942.

Al was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and a veteran of World War II, and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1945 in Guam. He worked for the state Department of Corrections as an industrial training supervisor, retiring in 1983.

In his younger years he enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending lots of time at his camp on Miller Pond. He also loved and enjoyed caring for the family dog, Ruby.

He is survived by his wife; two sons: Rodney Moody and his wife, Donna of Chazy Lake, Al Moody and his wife, Mary Lou of Saranac Lake; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Richard McCormick of Saranac Lake; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; his daughter Donna (Moody) McCormick; his sister, Isabel Porter; and his brothers: William, Henry, and Ross.

Calling hours will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Bible vigil will be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian burial is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 24 at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake with the Rev. Jeffrey Hubbard officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Ridge Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

Friends wishing to remember Al may make memorial contributions to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad in care of the funeral home.

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1: Alfred G. Moody is actually the great-grandson of Jacob Moody, not great-great-grandson. His father is Henry William, whose father was Cortez Moody, whose father was Jacob Moody.