Dakota Beck Moore

December 29, 2000 - September 3, 2015

Dakota Beck Moore, 14, of Muncie, soared upward to his heavenly home with Jesus in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 3, 2015 at IU Health Ball Hospital. Dakota courageously fought a life-long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born December 29, 2000 in Muncie, a son of Terry L. Moore and Catherine Morton. Dakota loved wrestling and was a fan of John Cena and The Undertaker. He was a NASCAR fan and had the privilege of meeting his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon, at the start of the Brickyard 400 this year. Dakota was in the 6th grade at Northside Middle School in Muncie and loved his teachers, Ms. Greenwell and Mr. Craycraft. He was an outgoing young man and enjoyed attending the Muncie Pilgrim-Nazarene Church with Pastor Scott. He is survived by his father, Terry L. Moore of Muncie, his mother, Catherine Morton of Muncie; siblings, Damean, Haylie, and Alexis Moore and Abriella Crisp all of Muncie; grandparents, Sandra K. Maitlen “Mom” of Muncie and Stanley Eugene Moore, Jr., of Greensburg; and two uncles, Timothy R. Moore of Muncie and Christopher Brown of Michigan. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Pilgrim Nazarene Church, 815 East 26th Street, Muncie, with Pastor Scott Turner officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Sproles Family Funeral Home in New Castle. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to assist with expenses with envelopes available at the church. You may send the family a personal condolence at www.sprolesfamilycares.com. The Sproles family and staff are honored to care for Dakota and serve his family.