Frances Moore

Our Lord and Savior called his faithful servant Our Beloved Frances Ida Moore was born January 17, 1942 in Princeton, New Jersey to the late James Moore and Evelyn Moore. She departed this life on May 18, 2025.

Frances was educated in the Princeton public school system and graduated from Princeton High School in 1959.

After high school she went on to further her education at Elizabeth City State College in North Carolina and received a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education. She subsequently pursued her career at Passaic High School in Passaic, New Jersey, where she taught for 45 years then retired.

Within those 45 years she won teacher of the year many many years and one year after winning for so many years at Passaic High School, the City of Passaic honored and celebrated her. Frances loved teaching and cheerleading. Teaching gave her the opportunity to help students build self-esteem. Teaching she said enabled her to allow students to seek out their talents and learn to concentrate on their strengths without dwelling on their weaknesses. The minds of young people must be stimulated for learning, some require a jolt. Success, she said, awaits all who are ambitious enough to strive toward their potential.

Frances dedicated her life to helping her mother raise her five brothers and sisters. She was instrumental in the development and personal growth of her nieces, great nieces, great great nieces, nephews, great nephews, and great great nephews. She extended her love, guidance, and support to her sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins and all of their friends.

She taught health and physical education, and instilled in anyone she met the importance of healthy eating and exercise. She liked playing tennis, badminton, hiking, and travelling. She enjoyed travelling with her cousin Carmen (pre-deceased) every year and her niece Nikki. Frances loved taking pictures of events since her childhood and continued up until her time of transition. She has all of the pictures. She spent many many hours at Barnes & Noble Book Store and loved to read and write letters. She would write you a letter or a note if she believed that your moral compass needed to be centered. She loved to write letters and communicated often with friends and family all over the world. Writing letters was surely her thing (lol).

She stayed in touch with all of our family members from both sides and even did a family tree. She provided moral and financial support to anyone who needed it.

Frances was a faithful member of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church until, the time of her passing.

She is predeceased by her parents James and Evelyn Moore of Trenton, NJ. Sister-in-law Leslie Moore of Trenton, NJ. Brother-in-law Johnny Richardson of Florida and brother James Moore Jr of New Castle DE. She also leaves behind to cherish her memory a sister Jeanette Richardson of Florida. Brenda Young (Rome) of Trenton, NJ, Robin Belfast (Andrew) of Hyattsville, MD and Alan Moore of Trenton, NJ; nieces: Toni Sapp (Bruce), Tynika Vereen (Demetrius), Tamecka Moore, Italy Martin, Ilona Moore, Tiffany Moore, Marcia Ward; nephews: Michael Richardson (Debbie), Corey Miller (Shanita) Jeffrey Richardson, Shawn Miller, James Moore Jr (Latasha), Lance Moore Jr, Alan Moore Jr, Jeffrey Lewis (Alnika), Jaylen Mc Daniel, great and great great nieces, nephews, and a host of cousins, relatives, and friends that she loved and adored all over the world.

Her lifelong childhood best friend Shirley Satterfield from Princeton, New Jersey who also feels the pain of her loss. Shirley's friendship meant the world to Frances. She always spoke about her in a fun and joyous way. One of her last conversations about Shirely was that this summer they would be riding to Carlyle and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania together, which she was looking forward to doing. He never intended for us to walk alone through life. He places friends in our path to walk with us. You and I have been friends for a long time. Our hearts are interlocked, and what we are together makes us stronger and helps us persevere. Friendship is a gift of oneself other. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful gift with me.

Thank you, Frances, for everything you have done for us. Your memory will live forever. We love you, Frances. You will be sorely missed.

Funeral service will be 11am Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08542. Calling hour will be 10am until the time of service. Interment will be Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, NJ.

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