Lavoy Moore, founder of Moore Supply Co., died Dec. 20.

Lavoy Moore, 78, died Dec. 20. He started his industry career in 1943 with Hunt Supply Co., the same east Texas plumbing distributor where his father worked. He was promoted to manager of the Conroe branch within a year, and stayed there until founding Moore Supply Co. in Conroe in 1953.

Moore Supply Co. was named Supply House Times¿ Wholesaler of the Year in 1983. Moore was a past president of the Wholesale Distributors Association and the American Supply Association.