Obituary

Member's Name: Joel Moore

Chapter - Red Knights Illinois Chapter 16 - Active

Date of Passing: 4/21/2023

Wake Information: Joel Victor Moore, 53, passed away the morning of Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Roberts Gym, 200 West Weldon St., Roberts. A firefighter walkthrough will take place at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2023, also at the Roberts Gym, with the Rev. David D. Diveley Sr. officiating. Burial will take place at the Shiloh Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Thawville Fire Department. Joel was born Jan. 16, 1970, in Champaign. He married Melisa Plotner on Aug. 9, 2009, in Thawville. Joel is survived by his best friend and wife, Melisa Moore of Thawville; a son, Christopher Cougill, of Mahomet; grandson Parker Cougill; his parents, Grace and Kenny Kinder of Mahomet; brother Jimmy Dean of Mahomet and his bird dog Tazzy, as well as many, many friends that he made along the way. Joel graduated from University of Missouri-Rolla with an engineering degree in 1996. He was the current Iroquois County Highway Department Superintendent, member of the National Association of County Engineers and past president of the Illinois Association of County Engineers. Joel was the chief of the Thawville Fire Department and member of the Fire Chief Association as well as the state secretary of the Illinois Red Knights Motorcycle Club and past president for 10 years and charter member of The Red Knights Chapter 16.

Funeral Information: Funeral services Friday at 11 a.m.

Submitted By: David Kosik President Chapter 16