Maxey Dell Moody
Maxey Dell Moody Sr. | |
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Maxey Moody at a sales meeting in 1921. | |
| Born | December 12, 1883 |
| Died | July 27, 1949 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville, Florida |
| Occupation | Founder of M. D. Moody & Sons |
| Spouse | Ethel Müller (m. 1909) |
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| Parent(s) | Slomon Moody Eliza Moody |
| Relatives | John Pearson (grandfather) Maxey Dell Moody III (grandson) Rogue (great grandson) |
Maxey Dell "Max" Moody Sr. (December 12, 1883 – July 27, 1949), also known as M. D. Moody, was the founder of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. in 1913 and the patriarch of the Moody family of Jacksonville, Florida. His business, M. D. Moody, became the oldest family owned construction equipment distributor in the United States and at one point the largest crane dealer in the southeast. Moody also founded the American Road Builders' Association and was known as the "oldest construction machinery man in Florida."