Bertha Lee Moore, 83, passed away peacefully October 27, 2026 at Regency at Canton. She was born December 28, 1942 Tyler, Alabama, the daughter of Charlie and Annie Lee (Maull) Hardy.

She graduated from East Depo High School in LaGrange, Georgia, and moved to Ypsilanti in 1969. She also attended nursing school in Atlanta for a certain amount of time. Miss Moore worked at the University of Michigan beginning in 1969, first as a receptionist, later moving up into the x-ray department, from which she retired. She was a member of Saint Paul Baptist Church in LaGrange.

Bertha married Paul Ray Moore on December 29, 1976. He preceded her and death on July 25, 2022. Also preceding her in death were her mother and father, Charlie and Annie Lee Hardy; her son, Nathaniel Hardy; and her sisters, Ruby (Chester) Williams and Erma Roberts.

Survivors include her son, Paul Moore Jr.; her granddaughters, Alisha Nicole Moore and Marianna Moore, her grandson, Paul Ray Moore III; her great-grandchildren, Alexis Simone Ford, Alayah Ciara Ford and Austin Matthew Ford Jr.; her brother, Stanley (Tammie); her daughter-in-love, Shirley (Robert) Arbenowske; her granddaughters-in-love, Robin (Billy) Billups and Raven (William) Jackson; her grandsons-in-love, Joseph (Cierra) Ogden and Frank Ogden; and great-grandchildren-in-love, Deriyanna, Tysean, Tymere, Irish, Braylen, Joseph Jr., Logan, Ashton and Nova; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held 11 am Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Stark Funeral Professionals with family hour starting at 10 am. Pastor John White will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 4-8 pm Friday, November 6, 2026. Bertha will be laid to rest in Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti.