Hoy Archibald MOOSE

1903 - 1991  (87 years)

• Name	Hoy Archibald MOOSE
  Birth	28 Jun 1903	Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jan 1991	Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
  Burial	2 Feb 1991	Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I21373	Marshall and Allied Families
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Mabel Pauline WHITAKER,   b. 21 Nov 1905, Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina d. Feb 1987, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1929	North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Hoy Archibald MOOSE, , Jr. + 2. William Whitaker MOOSE
  Family ID	F7406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Second of four generations of pharmacists, he led his community in government, public service, church and professional life. His funeral was at the St. James United Church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant where he was elder emeritus. Interment was in the church cemetary next to his wife, Polly. Mr. Moose, former mayor and town board of commissioners member, owned and operated Moose Drug Co. The company was founded in about 1882 by his father, the late Dr. A. W. Moose, and his uncle, Dr. Paul Moose. Past president of the N. C. Pharmaceutical Association, he was named North Carolina Pharmacist of the Year in 1966. In 1969 he was Mount Pleasant Jaycees' first Man of the Year. He helped form the town's first volunteer fire department and once was its chief. He also helped start the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society, which renovated the former Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute into a history museum. After graduating from Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, he earned his pharmacy degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy in 1927. He was a charter member of the Mount Pleasant Lions Club and a founder of the Mount Pleasant Booster Club. Second of four generations of pharmacists, he led his community in government, public service, church and professional life. His funeral was at the St. James United Church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant where he was elder emeritus. Interment was in the church cemetary next to his wife, Polly. Mr. Moose, former mayor and town board of commissioners member, owned and operated Moose Drug Co. The company was founded in about 1882 by his father, the late Dr. A. W. Moose, and his uncle, Dr. Paul Moose. Past president of the N. C. Pharmaceutical Association, he was named North Carolina Pharmacist of the Year in 1966. In 1969 he was Mount Pleasant Jaycees' first Man of the Year. He helped form the town's first volunteer fire department and once was its chief. He also helped start the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society, which renovated the former Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute into a history museum. After graduating from Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, he earned his pharmacy degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy in 1927. He was a charter member of the Mount Pleasant Lions Club and a founder of the Mount Pleasant Booster Club.