Joan Hunter (Coffey Richards) Moore passed away peacefully at her home in Montecito CA on Nov 5, 2015 after suffering a stroke the day before. Joan was born in Alamogordo NM and moved to Covina CA when her father returned from WWI. She attended Occidental College, married Arthur J Coffey during WWII, and moved to Palm Springs in 1944. Palm Springs was her home for over 60 years, except for spending summers in Hayden Lake ID. Joan lived in Montecito CA since 2008.
Joan Moore lived in Hayden Lake ID during the summers for about 35 years. After her first husband died, in 1966 Joan married John S Richards, who was an active Idaho lumberman. John Richards Sr died while hunting with his sons John and Tom Richards. In 1972 she married John Moore of Spokane and lived between the desert and Hayden Lake for almost thirty years. When John Moore passed away in 1999, she made Casa Dorinda in Montecito CA her summer residence.
Joan Moore is survived by her two daughters, Nancy Coffey Nagler of New York City, NY and her husband Tim; Shelby Coffey Strong of Rancho Santa Fe CA, and her husband Bill; Grandson Will Strong; Granddaughter Hunter Strong Landa , and husband Fernando; and Great Granddaughter Madrid Landa (1). Joan Moore leaves a number of step relatives in the Idaho area. Her step children Richard and Connie Stacey, Joel and Joy Moore, John and Joy Richards, Tom and Sheila Richards, and ten step grandchildren and many greats.
Joan enjoyed a full and long life of nearly 99 years. She experienced: WWI, the Depression, WWII, starting a construction business, the Kennedy years, Hippie Days, the Internet, and cell phones (which she did not like). She was imbued with a lively assertive wit with energy that reinforced her intelligence. She enjoyed friends, discussion, exercise, travel, a wide variety of books, chocolate and Bushmills. Joan remained curious, feisty, lucid, and loving until the end. She will be greatly missed by all that knew her.