Anthony S. "Tony" Moats
January 8, 1962 ~ August 2, 2017 (age 55) 55 Years OldShare using:
Mr. Anthony S. “Tony” Moats, 55, of Flora, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 p.m., August 2, 2017, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tony was born on January 8, 1962, to Darrow Wayne and Joan Ann (Daughenbaugh) Moats in Flora, IL. He was a 1981 graduate of Flora High School. Tony worked in the local oil field industry, where he proudly learned to rough neck alongside his father and uncle, Leon Perry. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He then worked in various nuclear cleanup sites around the United States until 2007. He attended Calvary Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Legion Post 14 in Flora and the Flora Elks Lodge #1659. Tony was always tinkering with something. He loved music and movies. He was true outdoorsman who loved fishing, as well as, a diehard Denver Broncos fan. Many of his greatest times were spent on his Harley. Tony didn’t know a stranger, and he always spoke from his heart.
Tony is survived by his children, Savanna Corya and husband Zack of Marysville, OH, Kayla Moats of Columbus, OH, and Sam Moats of Flora, IL; 2 grandchildren; sister, Lesley Moats of Denver, CO; and special best friend, Debbie Yates of Flora, IL; his best 4 legged girl, puppy Lola and cat, Houdini, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Darrow Wayne Moats and Joan Ann (Daughenbaugh) Baldridge, paternal grandparents, Tom and Leontine Moats, and maternal grandparents, Jubal and Novella Daughenbaugh.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora, IL. Interment will immediately follow at Rusk Cemetery in Flora. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Kohn Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to the Illinois Patriot Guard (Freedom Riders) and may be received at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.kohnfuneralhome.com.