Rose Facto Moody

“Picture from the Past: ROSIE GET YOUR GUN — Early Saranac Lake settler Rose Moody (1891-1986), wife of Henry William Moody and daughter-in-law of Curtis Moody, poses with a lever-action rifle, a common settler’s tool, and a deer skin left over from a nutritious supply of protein. Photo Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.” Courtesy of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August 17, 1996.

Born: June 13, 1886

Died: June 20, 1986

Married: William Henry Moody (January 1, 1905)

Children: William A. Moody, Alfred G. Moody, Henry K. Moody, Isabelle Porter, Clayton Ross Moody

Rose E. Facto Moody

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Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 23, 1986

Mrs. Rose E. Moody

SARANAC LAKE — Funeral services were conducted this morning for Mrs. Rose E. Moody, 100, of 8 Crossfield Ave., who died Friday evening, June 20, at the General Hospital of Saranac Lake.

Mrs. Moody was a resident of Saranac Lake for more than 80 years, operating Moody Terrace, a local boarding home, in the 1930s. She had been a resident of Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid for one year.

Mrs. Moody was born on June 13, 1886, in West Plattsburgh, the daughter of Alexander and Mary (Gadway) Facto. She was an avid sportswoman who enjoyed to camp and fish.

She married William Henry Moody on Jan. 1, 1905. He predeceased her in 1975.

She is survived by three sons, William, Alfred, and Henry K., all of Saranac Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Isabelle Porter of Lake Placid; a sister, Mrs. Dora Demars of Malone; eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A son, Clayton Ross Moody, died earlier.

Funeral services took place this morning at Fortune Funeral Home in Saranac Lake, with the Rev. Richard Chatterton, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating.

Burial was to follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

Those wishing to remember Mrs. Moody may make donations to the Saranac Lake Rescue Squad.

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