Albert Lincoln Moore was born in Pennsylvania in 1865. After a short stint in the fuel business, Moore moved west in 1904 with his wife and two young sons, Harold and Albert Lee (A. Lee). He began making furniture and in time caskets. The latter rapidly become full time work, which led Moore into the mortuary business. By 1906, Moore & McLellan had a busy mortuary, on Adams Street in downtown Phoenix. Moore soon bought out McLellan and changed the name to A.L. Moore & Sons. Many renovations and additions to the building followed over the years. Both A. Lee and Harold went to work for their father. Although, A. Lee had gone to Stanford University to study medicine, he never finished his degree. In 1939 Moore died leaving his sons, A. Lee and Harold to run the business. In 1951 A. Lee's son, A. Lee Jr. joined the business. He took over when his father died in 1974. A. Lee Jr. in turn gave the business over to his daughter Posey Moore Nash and son A. Lee III. In 1984 the family sold the business to Service Corporation International, but retained the property and building on Adams Street. In 1996 the City of Phoenix condemned the location to make room for the nine-story Phoenix Municipal Court. A.L. Moore & Sons was recognized from the beginning as a modern mortuary. They had the first funeral car in Arizona, a model-T, the first automobile ambulance service, and the state's first air-ambulance service in the 1950's. These vehicles were all painted white due to Arizona's heat, and were recognized everywhere.
From the description of A.L. Moore & Sons mortuary collection, 1906-2000 [manuscript]. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 503105446
