Mollie Moorer

Mollie Margaret Moorer, 87, of Nederland, entered Heaven surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 30, 2018. She was born on July 17, 1931 in Waco, Texas to Bonnie Scotland Williams Workman and James Purnell Workman. She attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas and was an LVN at Spohn Hospital, a dental hygienist, an emergency room nurse, and office manager and nurse for Dr. Jack K. Taylor in Port Arthur, Texas.

Mollie was married to Hack for more than 53 years. For the most part, they were opposites — he was quiet…she was anything but quiet. She liked to watch the 10:00 o’clock news and stay up late to watch the Johnny Carson Show while he went to bed at 9:00 o’clock sharp. Naturally, they canceled each other’s votes – Mollie was a Republican…Hack was a Democrat. Hack thought dogs belonged outside and should herd cows, but Mollie believed they belonged in the house and in your lap; naturally, we had mostly house dogs. She passed her love for dogs to Karen and Karla and all three of her grandchildren. Christmas and Thanksgiving just wouldn’t complete without Nana sneaking food under the table to the chihuahuas, Bella, Emmy, and Karen’s beloved Mickey.

They spent most Friday and Saturday nights playing Canasta, Rook, or dominoes with friends and were happy having the neighbors stop by for a pot of coffee and a slice of pound cake. Mollie, like Paula Deen, believed that all good recipes start with a stick of butter — not half a stick and certainly not margarine or oleo. (This helps explain why Karla cooks with real butter, real sugar, and heavy cream.)

Mollie loved to fish whether she caught anything or not and would happily go back day after day for the sheer joy of being outside and trying. She liked to camp, mainly because that involved fishing, so we spent two weeks camping every summer—Hack helped set up camp and headed back to Nederland for his two-week vacation. She could fix almost anything, including the car, the lawn mower, and the kitchen faucet — Hack always had ‘help’. She was as comfortable with a drill and router as she was with a mixer and a waffle iron; you were just as likely to find her wielding a power tool as a whisk. When she couldn’t find exactly what she wanted for a hutch in her kitchen, she drew out the plans and built one herself. She was creative and artistic and painted ceramics, built bread boxes, restored old furniture, and decorated birthday cakes. Her favorite time of year was Christmas. It was perfectly acceptable to kick off the holiday season in October, so the Christmas season could last a full three months.

During the last three days of her life, Mollie was able to very clearly communicate two messages over and over: she loved us and she was most assuredly in the presence of Jesus.

Survivors include her daughters Karen L. Moorer of Houston and Karla K. Quinn and her husband, David of Nederland; grandchildren, Ryan Quinn and his wife, Shelby; Caleb Quinn and Abigail Quinn; sisters, Diane Boatright and Pat Thrift; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, DeWitt F. “Hack” Moorer, Jr. and her sister, Elizabeth Louise Slater.

A gathering of Mrs. Moorer’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by her funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.