Nancy Jean Morales' Obituary
Nancy Jean Moir Morales, born on August 19, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Robert and Priscilla Moir, passed away on May 29, 2013 at home, with her husband and daughters by her side. She is survived by her husband James Morales, her daughters Melinda Morales and Micaela Morales, her three granddaughters Megan Morales, Amanda Woolley and Sophia Woolley, and her brother Bruce Moir. Nancy loved spending time with her friends and family, baking, playing scrabble and dominoes, listening to music and watching classic films – a favorite was Pillow Talk, with Doris Day and Rock Hudson. She was an artist who loved sketching, painting, quilting, sewing, singing and playing the piano. Nancy also enjoyed exploring museums, and we fondly remember visits with her to the Swedish and Art Institutes of Minneapolis, and the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa ' among others. Nancy belonged to many organizations, including the Colonial Dames, the Bixby quilt club, the Red Hat Society, and the Daughters of the American Revolution for which she served as Registrar for two years. Her enthusiasm for genealogy was unmatched. And she could often be found deep in stacks of historical records and books or examining headstones in small town cemeteries, unraveling the secrets of her family tree. She and her husband Jim travelled to nearly every one of the 50 states, by car and motorcycle. She also travelled to England, a lifelong dream. She was a dear, kind, and sweet mother, daughter, wife, and friend to many. Fiercely loyal, Nancy lived a joyful life grounded in integrity and compassion for others. She will be so dearly missed by her family and friends but her beautiful spirit will endure in our hearts, always. A celebration of Nancy's life will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday June 1, 2013 at Floral Haven Funeral Home 6500 S 129th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, OK 74012. She will be interred in Minnesota near her loving parents at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Hwy 13 & Portland Ave Burnsville, MN 55337. A graveside memorial service will be held there on June 8, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals through St. Francis Children's Hospital of Tulsa, OK or the American Cancer Society, Oklahoma region.One of Nancy's favorite poems was The Road Not Taken, by Robert FrostThe Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.Robert Frost
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