Molly Wynn McCollom, 78, passed away at her home in Richardson, Texas on July 9, 2024. She is survived by her best friend and loving husband of 39 years, Charles “Rex” McCollom, her devoted loving daughter “Wendy” Ellen Wynn Gravitt, her adored son-in-law Stacey A. Gravitt, and her dearly loved grandchildren, Madison Wynn Everhart and Kevin “Sean” Everhart of Richardson, Texas and Soper, Oklahoma. Blended family includes special daughters Holly Berkley of Utah and Stacy McCollom of Sanger, Texas.

Born August 7, 1945 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Molly was the chosen and long-awaited daughter of Darrell Alexander McNutt and Muriel Edwina McNutt who raised her in Hobart, Oklahoma with her older brother, John Phillip McNutt, also adopted. Endearing family stories are told of Molly being very smart and opinionated, a feisty quality that followed her into adulthood. Her father affectionately referred to her as “a little stinker”! Molly’s love for her parents was evident to all who knew her and she was so grateful for their direction along the path of life and all the opportunities they provided her and her brother, she considered her father a genius and her mother and grandmothers were her immortal role models. She kept all their family recipes (and used them), carefully kept family diaries (her Mother wrote for 33 years) and furniture, loved entertaining and decorating, but Molly’s prized possession of all was just the family itself.

Molly was a fun-loving child attending Kamp Paddle Trails in the summer where she learned crazy songs like Plastic Jesus, Prune-E & the Buffalo Song, later teaching them to her grandchildren along with other light-hearted activities like sucking your nose and lizard face. She was not able to overcome her fear of horses despite her father’s encouragement. But eventually her ride became a light blue Ford Anglia, gifted to her by her parents at 16, exploring all over Kiowa County with her best friend Ellen Tolbert, proceeding her in death many years ago. They were known to park in very interesting places like the school steps and sidewalks. If you were lucky enough to be Molly’s friend she never forgot you. Molly’s daughter Wendy is named after her beloved friend Ellen.

Molly received her degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1967 and moved to Texas. Over the next 10 years, Molly lived in several states, but ended up right back in Richardson, Texas where she had a long successful business career. Molly never met a work environment she could not seamlessly fit into and she had a unique ability to swing like a pendulum from a leadership role to a supporting one, never preferring one over the other, keenly aware of every person’s value and expecting no recognition for her own contribution. She absolutely loved her work and the people she worked with at each and every one of her work places.

When not at work Molly loved to sew and could make anything from custom drapes to COVID masks to new cushions for her grandson Sean’s Retro RV. Antiquing was one of her favorite past times and she could handily restore an antique piece of furniture to pristine condition. She collected exquisite flow blue dishes and used them daily.

After marrying the love of her life, Rex McCollom, on April 21st, 1985, her life outside of work always & completely included her beloved Rex. They loved music and mixed it up from Rock to Opera. They would hear a song, and take of in unison no matter where they were, backyard, living room and even a dance floor. They created a backyard paradise of beautiful flowers, bird feeders, yard art, and together grew cucumbers from seed to make all their friends and family delicious pickles. Also picking blackberries at our family Ranch in Southeastern Oklahoma and making wonderful jam to share with loved ones. Molly was so strong, having been diagnosed with breast cancer and loosing part of her stomach due to the ulcers from the cancer treatments. Her family regrets her hard fight and that very difficult journey, but they will always remember and be thankful that she did fight and endured so they could have her another 10 years.

To honor Molly’s life, the family will receive friends/family on Saturday, September
21st, 2024 at their home 19 Park Place, Richardson 75081, 10am-Noon. They would love you to join them to share stories, hugs, and light refreshments. They request only your presence, no plants or gifts, please. They are looking forward to you dropping by.