Georgia Odessa Moffat, known for her community volunteer work in Piedmont for decades, who drove a car until age 90 and lived on her own until she was 100, died Sunday at the age of 105.
Moffat was born on January 11, 1916, in Tiffin, Missouri to George and Elsie Mann.
In Enid, while working as a church secretary, she married Jim Moffat, on September 6, 1953. The two settled in on Jim’s family farm in Piedmont, where she was a member and volunteer at the Piedmont United Methodist Church. She also volunteered as the local 4-H club leader. In 1983, she was awarded the Diana Award by the local Zeta Rho
Chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority for unselfish community involvement and inspiring qualities of love, faith, and courage. Odessa was also a board member of The Canadian County Historical Society.
Odessa is preceded in death by her husband Jim, parents George and Elsie, along with her three brothers, her sister and grandson, Cody Poage.
Visitation for Odessa will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Ingram, Smith & Turner Mortuary in Yukon. Her service will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 15, 2021, at First United Methodist Church in Piedmont with burial to follow at the Mathewson Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian County Historical Society or the Piedmont United Methodist Church.
Read her complete obituary in the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette.
