Mozelle Heflin

Mozelle (Wigington) Heflin was born in Rucker to James Alfred and Mont (Stout) Wigington on Aug. 23, 1927. Mozelle passed away in Stigler on May 11, 2019, at the age of 91. She was married to Nelson Reed Heflin on Dec. 24, 1948.

Mozelle is survived by one son, N. Reed and his wife, Susan, of Claremore; one granddaughter, Linden Down and her husband, Alexander, of Seattle, Wash.; one grandson, Brent of Seattle, Wash.; two great-grandchildren, Henry James Down and Edith Elizabeth Down of Seattle, Wash. and one brother, John Harper Wigington and his wife, Betty, of Atlanta, Ga.

Mozelle attended elementary school at Rucker. After graduating from Stigler High School in 1946, she worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Stigler. She also worked for the Stigler Nursing Home as office manager and activity director for 21 years until her retirement in 1989.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stigler since 1960. Until her death, Mozelle was the oldest member of the Stigler chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha with over 60 years of service. She enjoyed oil painting, ceramics and reading works of contemporary fiction.

Mozelle was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Nelson; her father and mother and two brothers, John Henry Wigington and Carl Wigington.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Stigler with the Rev. Daniel Milligan officiating. Burial followed at Hoyt Cemetery in Hoyt under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory of Stigler.

Viewing was from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2019, at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Stigler.

Pallbearers were Sam Rose, Glenn Speer, Wes Shelton, Dale Riley, Brent Heflin, Gaylan Williams, Randall Lokey and Larry Bibee.