The late Margaret Moore, AM, was awarded the prestigious Margarette Golding Award, which is named after the woman who founded the Inner Wheel in 1923.

Emotions ran high at the 2pm presentation at Trinity Uniting Church, especially for Mrs Moore's three children Gaylene Allen, Malcolm Moore and Janette Kenyon.

"She would be very, very proud and we are very proud," Mrs Allen said.

"It's just sad that she wasn't here to see it or receive it herself."

Mrs Moore died suddenly on October 19 at the age of 80.

The woman described as a "tiny dynamo" spent more than 50 years serving the community.

She was part of 16 organisation, including the Inner Wheel, Girl Guides Association, Glen Dhu Mother's Club, the Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust and the Launceston General Hospital Central Auxiliary.

"Since she was 16 she started singing in a choir and then she was in every school organisation that we were involved in," Mrs Allen said.

The three children said Mrs Moore had given her greatest years of service to the hospital auxiliary, which she joined in 1974.

"She started there with her mother and it's become a bit of a generation thing, now Janette and I do it and our children come and help at various times," Mrs Allen said.

Mrs Moore is the eighth person in the world to receive the Margarette Golding Award this financial year.

The award is given to those who have been involved with a variety of charities and organisations over a long period of time, outside of the Inner Wheel.

Inner Wheel Australia president Beverley Crowe presented the award to Mrs Moore's children.

"Margaret Moore was the most amazing woman I've ever met," she said.

"What she did for the community of Tasmania is incredible."

Mrs Moore's children laid her ashes this weekend.