Dr. Bill L. Moore of Barling, Arkansas, left this earth on Monday, July 27, 2020.  Dr. Moore was born April 29, 1936, in the city of Benton, Arkansas, to the late John W. Moore, Sr. and Mae Z. (Rupp) Moore.  After graduation from Benton High School and Peabody Teachers College in Nashville, Dr. Moore attended Loyola Dental School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and served two years in the United States Army with the rank of Captain in the Dental Corps. Following his military service, Dr. Moore opened a dental practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he practiced from 1964 until his first retirement in 1994.  Not being able to keep himself busy, Dr. Moore began a stint of being a traveling dentist to military bases throughout the United States in order to meet dental needs of military personnel until his second retirement in 2015.

Dr. Moore is survived by his three sons, Dr. W. Wesley Moore, his wife Staci Stancil Moore of Fort Smith, AR and their two children, Kirby Moore and Collin Moore; David L. Moore of Van Buren, AR and his two daughters, Nicole (Moore) Poole, her husband Jeff and Maddie (Moore) Wright, husband Hayden; Christopher A. Moore, his wife Kathryn Moore of Fayetteville, AR and their two sons Griffin Moore and Dylan Moore; and one great granddaughter, Emma Poole.

Per Dr. Moore's specific instructions, the family will forgo a funeral and conduct a private family gathering.  One of Dr. Moore's final requests was to thank all of his longtime friends and each and every patient for their friendships and relationships over his lifetime and 51 years of dentistry.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested all donations be made to The Artemis Project.

Dr. Moore's father once told him that a parent's job is to make their children's lives better than their own; Dr. Moore succeeded.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith, 914 N. 32nd St. Fort Smith, AR  72903. (479) 434-3901.

To pay an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.