Charlotte Marlene (Doty) Moody's Obituary
Charlotte Moody Obituary
Charlotte "Marlene" Moody was born August 15, 1931 in Webb City, Oklahoma. She was one of the daughters of Charles Frederick Doty and Bertha Olive (Pringle)Doty. Marlene passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at the age of 89. Marlene was proceeded in death by her parents: Charles & Bertha Doty; her husband: Walter E Moody Jr; grandson Scott Moody; her great grandson Mason Fry; her sister Virginia Whittenburg; and her brother Charles R Doty.Marlene is survived by one brother: Don Doty & wife Marsha of Columbus, Oh; her son: Steve Moody & wife Renee of Broken Arrow, OK; her daughter: Marla and Husband Randy Jacques of Broken Arrow, Ok Marlene was also blessed beyond measure to be survived by both biological and bonus grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. As well as many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.... which she adored one and all.Marlene, Mom, MeMaw, Sis or Aunt Marlene ….no matter which name she was answering to she always did it with love. The love of her family is what defined her most.Marlene… Having grown up in one of Oklahoma’s small oil boom towns in the 30’s, she was full of stories of life ‘Up in the Osage’. She always loved to tell people she was from ‘up in the Osage’ because she was proud of where she grew up and loved to share the stories of her life there. Whether it was winning a prized cow, helping in the hotel, going to Pow-Wow’s, getting to hitch a ride to town to watch movies with her siblings, or taking care of her nieces and nephews….she loved her life in the Osage. After high school she took a job at the bank in Pawhuska…this was during great change in the Indian Nation…she witnessed a lot during those years. Within a few years she moved to Tulsa and stayed with her sister Virginia. She again worked at a bank and learned all about reading ticker tapes and trading on the stock market. It was during this time she met Walt, the love of her life. They were married June 5, 1953. Their marriage lasted 56 years until Walt’s death in 2009. They were blessed with two children.Mom…This is a word that defined her most. Her children were her pride and joy. There wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do to encourage them to be successful so they could reach their dreams. There wasn’t anything that she thought her children couldn’t do. She was fiercely protective and overly generous with expressing her love. Every holiday she made sure she made the day special just to let them know they were always on her mind and first and foremost in her heart. She always had time to listen and went out of her way to be there no matter the time of day or night.MeMaw…..MeMaw is the name her first born grandson ‘Stevie’ gave her. She was over the moon being a grandmother. She was given the privilege of taking care of Stevie while his parents worked. They were buddies and went everywhere together…along with Aunt Virginia. Next came Bo, Brett, and Scott. With each one of them she had a different relationship. Whether Bo was just popping in to grab a bite to eat….or Brett was wondering by to just sit down at the kitchen table and visit for a while, she always made time for them. Scott was her youngest grandson, and he was the one that could always make her laugh. These 4 made her heart burst with pride. Her heart grew even bigger when God blessed her to be able to be here to see the births of her great grandchildren. Each time the family circle grew, so did her heart. She loved them one and all and created her own unique memories with each one of them.Aunt Marlene…..Aunt Marlene was an aunt to eight nieces and two nephews. There was nothing she enjoyed more than to receive a phone call from each and everyone of them….sometimes they would talk on the phone for hours….and we are not talking cell phones where you could walk around …no these were the old fashioned mounted on the wall type phones that you could only get a few feet from at most….so you know she was committed to hearing every word they had to say.When she received post cards, greeting cards or letters from any of them she would read them over and over and always loved to share them with others such as her neighbors who might stop by to visit….always beaming with pride over her family. If physically possible, she would attend every milestone in their lives in person. If she couldn’t be there, she took pain staking time to always make sure that she sent them just the perfect gift to mark the special occasion in their lives. Aunt was a role she took seriously.Sis…..In 1974 Walt and Marlene made the decision to sell their home of 20 plus years and move to Bixby. They moved across the street from her big Sister Virginia and her husband Witt. This was a bitter-sweet time for her initially as she missed the home they had made so many memories in with her kids and as a young married couple. However, this was soon replaced with fun memories she would make with her sister and the rest of the family as well as special neighbors she got to become friends with. Whether they were all fishing together at Bixhoma Lake, or celebrating holidays, they always enjoyed being together and involved in each other’s lives.Some of the fondest memories were during holidays. When the family would all come into town, everyone would take turns walking back and forth across the street visiting between the two sister’s houses. You see that was necessary at times because when we all got together it could get loud and wild. That was because she would say the Doty’s were great story tellers and loved to share them with each other. They always seemed to make time for fun and loved to play a game or two. Whether playing a game of charades, Skip-Bo, dominos, or Spades…you could bet there would be bouts of hilarious laughter and fierce competition. They never lacked love or laughter when they got together.As sisters, Marlene and Virginia where very close and went many places together….including their yearly trip to Tulsa’s Mayfest celebration. There they could be found shaking a leg dancing in the streets while listening to the live music as the young festival goers would cheer them on. Oh how they loved to dance. With all the love and laughter they shared, the hardest day was the one she knew would come when she signed the contract to buy the house across from her sister. And that was the day her sister moved away to live with her children. While she knew this was for the best, it was always the cloud hanging over her joy as she loved her sister so and missed her terribly.Moving on…..Marlene spent the last few years of her life living with her daughter and son-n-law. While there she got to enjoy the ones she loved so much in her life through the many family gatherings, holidays, birthdays or when someone would just drop by to visit. She never lost her quizzical interest in things…especially the things that shined…be it jewelry, shoes, purses or clothes…she loved to browse the ads in the newspaper or a magazine and comment on how great they looked and who she thought might like it best. Always know she cherished every minute with those she loved while she was with us here on earth and she continues to do so from Heaven.
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