Nancy Elizabeth Molina
Obituary
Nancy Elizabeth Molina, 88, of Aptos, California died peacefully on November 19, 2022 in Portland, Oregon where she had recently moved with her husband of 52 years, Jim Molina.
She was born on January 26, 1934 in Roswell, New Mexico to Josephine Rasmus Tweedy and Mansfield J. Tweedy. She is survived by her husband Jim Molina; 3 children, Jane Hammons of Albuquerque, NM; Diane Butler and her husband David of Austin, TX; Libby Molina and her husband Felipe Montoya of Portland, OR ; 6 grandchildren-John Hammons, Andrea Hammons, Marek Jones, Christopher Jones, Anna Butler, and Lily Montoya, and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two of her children, Kathleen Hammons and John Hammons.
Over the years she pursued her interest in decorative arts, repurposing ordinary objects into artistic ones. In retirement she and Jim started a small business called Firewaters. Together they strung driftwood, shells and sea glass they found on beaches into beautiful strands sold by several florists and gift shops near Santa Cruz, CA. Firewaters can be found on porches and gardens throughout the closely knit neighborhood in Aptos where she and Jim lived for 40 years. An avid believer in the Roswell Incident, Nancy loved to read about UFOs and the possibility of life on other planets. She also had a great spirit of adventure: she and Jim traveled many miles in their RV. Safe travels, Nancy! Travel on.
Nancy was the great-granddaughter of Cherokee Principal Chief C. J. Harris (1891-1895). Donations in her memory can be made to the Cherokee Nation https://webapps.cherokee.org/OnlineGiving/Donations/create
Published in The Pajaronian · December 1, 2022