David D. Moon
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David D. Moon, 79, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
He was the son of Wilson Lowell Moon and Mary (Rose) Moon.
Born and raised in Greenfield, he took a keen interest at a very young age in the great outdoors and loved to hunt and fish with his dog, Tuffy and Gretchen. He loved dogs ... cats, not so much. He cherished his days in the Boy Scouts and achieved the highest honor of Eagle Scout in 1957. He graduated from Edward Lee McClain HS in 1959 and in 1963 from "Thee" Ohio State University.
All who knew him know he absolutely bled scarlet & gray and did not give a darn for the whole state of Michigan, although he did occasionally invade that "state up north" to plunder their lakes and forests for fish and mushrooms. He was a master angler who slayed many a fish all over North America and had many adventures at the Indian River Lodge in British Columbia that he had his buddies owned.
He was an old-school tried and true businessman, and some will remember him from those golden days of yesteryear when he joined his father, Wilson, in 1963 to run the Greenfield Printing & Publishing Company. He was very active in his community, serving as a past president of Greenfield Rotary and as a Greenfield school board member. As a member of the Jaycees, he helped with the renovation of the armory and was the chairman of the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration. He was a member of the Ohio State Alumni Association and the Ohio State President's Club.
He was an avid reader with a great love for American history, a clever card shark with an absolutely brilliant mind for numbers and a purveyor of jokes with a great sense of humor and an infectious laugh that would leave you doubled over, hilariously crying and out of breath. Like a big ol' kid, he loved holidays. He was the head cool ghoul, entertaining (scaring) many a beggar on trick-or-treat. The man truly loved Christmas and would dress as Santa for his kids and in later years for the grandkids. He would go full Clark Griswold with the decorations and would often talk to the Lord while working on his spectacular light displays. He was kind, generous, big-hearted and a bit mischievous.
For those who didn’t know, Ol' Gator had to have heart surgery last September, and he fought hard to recover, but in these last couple of months his health declined rapidly and his heart gave all that it could. He will be dearly and sorely missed by all those who loved him, but now he’s at that great fishin' hole in the sky with his ol' buddies Dale, Bozey & Big George. The fish are fryin', the Crown Royal is flowin', the laughter’s rollin' and the Buckeyes are beatin' the Blue ... again and again and again.
David is survived by his wife of 22 years, Dotti (Ogg) Moon; four children, David Michael (Karen) Moon, Mary Melissa Moon, Melanie Sue (Chad) Wilt and Matthew Wilson Moon; his first wife and mother to his children, Karen (Vandemark) Moon; a stepson, Paul (Tiffany) Fryer; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ada (Ogg) and Harold Gutridge. He was affectionately called Papaw D. Dum by his seven grandchildren and had four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both of his parents; a stepson, Timothy Fryer; a beloved brother-in-law, retired Lt. Col. Paul C. Ogg; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Betty (Ogg) and Kenneth Carpenter; and sister-in-law, Nina (Ogg) Williams.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 30 at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield with Rev. Mark Current officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 4-7 p.m. at the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Condolences may be sent to www.murrayfettro.com.
He was the son of Wilson Lowell Moon and Mary (Rose) Moon.
Born and raised in Greenfield, he took a keen interest at a very young age in the great outdoors and loved to hunt and fish with his dog, Tuffy and Gretchen. He loved dogs ... cats, not so much. He cherished his days in the Boy Scouts and achieved the highest honor of Eagle Scout in 1957. He graduated from Edward Lee McClain HS in 1959 and in 1963 from "Thee" Ohio State University.
All who knew him know he absolutely bled scarlet & gray and did not give a darn for the whole state of Michigan, although he did occasionally invade that "state up north" to plunder their lakes and forests for fish and mushrooms. He was a master angler who slayed many a fish all over North America and had many adventures at the Indian River Lodge in British Columbia that he had his buddies owned.
He was an old-school tried and true businessman, and some will remember him from those golden days of yesteryear when he joined his father, Wilson, in 1963 to run the Greenfield Printing & Publishing Company. He was very active in his community, serving as a past president of Greenfield Rotary and as a Greenfield school board member. As a member of the Jaycees, he helped with the renovation of the armory and was the chairman of the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration. He was a member of the Ohio State Alumni Association and the Ohio State President's Club.
He was an avid reader with a great love for American history, a clever card shark with an absolutely brilliant mind for numbers and a purveyor of jokes with a great sense of humor and an infectious laugh that would leave you doubled over, hilariously crying and out of breath. Like a big ol' kid, he loved holidays. He was the head cool ghoul, entertaining (scaring) many a beggar on trick-or-treat. The man truly loved Christmas and would dress as Santa for his kids and in later years for the grandkids. He would go full Clark Griswold with the decorations and would often talk to the Lord while working on his spectacular light displays. He was kind, generous, big-hearted and a bit mischievous.
For those who didn’t know, Ol' Gator had to have heart surgery last September, and he fought hard to recover, but in these last couple of months his health declined rapidly and his heart gave all that it could. He will be dearly and sorely missed by all those who loved him, but now he’s at that great fishin' hole in the sky with his ol' buddies Dale, Bozey & Big George. The fish are fryin', the Crown Royal is flowin', the laughter’s rollin' and the Buckeyes are beatin' the Blue ... again and again and again.
David is survived by his wife of 22 years, Dotti (Ogg) Moon; four children, David Michael (Karen) Moon, Mary Melissa Moon, Melanie Sue (Chad) Wilt and Matthew Wilson Moon; his first wife and mother to his children, Karen (Vandemark) Moon; a stepson, Paul (Tiffany) Fryer; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ada (Ogg) and Harold Gutridge. He was affectionately called Papaw D. Dum by his seven grandchildren and had four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both of his parents; a stepson, Timothy Fryer; a beloved brother-in-law, retired Lt. Col. Paul C. Ogg; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Betty (Ogg) and Kenneth Carpenter; and sister-in-law, Nina (Ogg) Williams.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 30 at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield with Rev. Mark Current officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 4-7 p.m. at the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Condolences may be sent to www.murrayfettro.com.