Homegoing celebration honoring Alvenia Elizabeth Moore Paschel was held on Saturday Oct. 1, 2016 at 12:00 noon at New Everdale Missionary Baptist Church in Montevallo with burial at Montevallo Cemetery. The service was well attended by family, relatives and friends. Alvenia was born in Shelby County, AL to the union of the late Willie Haywood Moore and Alvenia Burns Moore Brown. She accepted and confessed Christ as her Savior at a very early age and was a lifelong member of New Everdale Missionary Baptist Church. She was an alumna of Prentice High School, Class of 1960. She went on to receive a Certificate in Social Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later graduated from Rutledge College, having studied to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. Alvenia Elizabeth was employed by the Children's Aid Society as a homemaker and social worker's assistant. Her passion and advocacy for children led to numerous awards, recognitions, and accommodations for outstanding service and reporting. She was also employed by the Shelby County School System and the University of Montevallo. Elizabeth was a tremendous supporter and proponent of education and life-long learning. She was a passionate change agent, promoting self-sufficiency, independence, and Family stabilization. Furthermore, she was a youth Sunday school teacher, member of the choir, philanthropist, and overall pillar in the community. She leaves to forever cherish her memory: five children, Cynthia Moore, of Montevallo, AL, Aretha Paschel-Alexander, of Jacksonville, NC, Benita Paschel, of Oklahoma, City, OK, Demetrius Paschel, of Birmingham, AL, and Judy Paschel, of Montevallo, AL; four brothers, Willie J. Moore (Willie Mae), (twins) James Moore and John Moore (Mary Elizabeth), Julius Daniel Moore (Polly), and Elzie Moore, all of Montevallo, AL; grandchildren, Karen Hicks, Willie Hicks, Jr., Brittany Moore, Jason, Julius, Jordan, and Jocelyn Alexander, of North Carolina, Reshundra Brown, (Andre), Meritio Brown, Ray Pharris, Jr., and Jaden Paschel, eleven great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.