WALTER L. MOODY, SR., age 87 years, of Dublin, Maryland died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. He was the husband of the late Edith (Helms) Moody Dalton and his second wife, the late Annie L. (Hucks) Moody.

Born on November 6, 1923 in Darlington, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Bright Lee and Letha (Jackson) Moody. Mr. Moody had worked for the former Bond Bread Company and the former E.H.Koester Bakery Company. He was the owner/operator of the former U Eat Restaurant in Bel Air, Maryland until 1968.

Purchasing the location known as the McCann Store in Dublin, Maryland, he reopened it as Moody's Hardware Store. He later upgraded the store and renamed it Moody's General Store, a well known friendly shopping location for everyone. Retiring in 1993, he sold the store and dedicated most of his retirement years to working with the Shepherds of the Boumi Temple and Masonic activities.

Mr. Moody was a 62 year Master Mason and member of Stephenson Lodge # 135 A.F. & A.M., in Darlington, Maryland, a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Tall Cedars, Scottish Rite and the Boumi Temple Shepherds of Baltimore. He also was a member of Franklin Baptist Church in Darlington, Maryland. Mr. Moody was a former member of the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company and former member and past president of the Darlington Lions Club.

He is survived by:

Four children-

Walter Lee Moody, Jr., and his wife, Lynn of Charlotte North Carolina

N. Dolores Wright and her husband, Rabbit of Dublin, Maryland

Samuel Helms Moody of Pineville, North Carolina

Kay Hooks of Omaha, Nebraska

A stepson, James Stewart of Hollywood, Florida

Eight grandsons-

Richard Lee Moody and his wife, Sue

Michael Bowitz and his wife, Dana

Brian Moody and his wife, Tina

Christopher Moody and his wife, Leslie

Jonathan Wright and his wife, Tesha

Bill Hooks and his wife, Stacie

Jeffery Parks and his wife, Jen

Phil Parks

Fifteen great grandchildren

A sister, Lucille Livingston of Hartsville, South Carolina.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Nick Hooks and seven siblings.

Visitations will be held on Monday, March 21, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Emory United Methodist Church, 911 Cherry Hill Road, Street, Maryland where the funeral service will be held on Tuesday, the 22nd at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Brian Shockey will officiate.

Masonic Services will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Monday at the church.

Interment will be in Dublin Southern Cemetery, Darlington, Maryland.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Boumi Temple - Shepherds, 5050 King Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21237.