Barbara A. Moy

Barbara A. Moy, 95, of Houston, Texas, passed away on June 25, 2026. Born December 20, 1930, in Fairfield, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Ann E. Art and William J. Dunn.

Known affectionately as Bobbie, she grew up in Fairfield and graduated from Fairfield High School. In her youth, she was part of an all-women’s singing club in Connecticut, a reflection of the steady dedication and loyal spirit that would remain with her throughout her life. At just 15, Bobbie survived polio—an early test of endurance that she met with quiet bravery and resilience.

Bobbie and her beloved husband, Dave Moy, shared a remarkable life partnership that began long before marriage; they were a true life team, attending grade school and high school together. While Dave served in the Army, they married in 1952 in Fairfield, Connecticut. His career led them to Ohio and, in 1968, to Houston, where they built a life defined by devotion to family and steadfast commitment to one another.

After raising her two daughters, Bobbie returned to work once they entered college and high school. She spent the next 15 years in office management for an insurance company, bringing to her work the same reliability and strength that characterized every part of her life. She retired in 1991, and she and Dave embraced the next chapter with purpose and joy—learning to square dance, collecting depression glass, and traveling to antique shows and shops across the country.

Bobbie’s home life reflected her traditional elegance and her attentive care for the things that make a house feel lived in and loved. She enjoyed gardening and was an active member of her neighborhood garden club, where she was known for her skill in flower arranging. She and Dave were also members of the Houston Glass Club and supported the annual glass club show, helping vendors with set up and tear down.

Her greatest and most enduring hobby was needlepoint. Bobbie began stitching at her kitchen table with neighbors in her early 40s and continued faithfully until she was 90. Over the decades, she created beautiful pieces—pillows, stand-up designs, pictures, and seasonal works that brought warmth and meaning to every time of year. Her handiwork became a tangible expression of love, shared generously with her children, family, and friends.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Bobbie also gave her time to civic life, volunteering during elections and staying engaged in the political process. Her needlepoint club was even given the opportunity to stitch the dining room chair seat cushions that can be seen at the Lady Bird Home—an enduring contribution made with patience, care, and pride.

A natural leader in many of the groups she joined, Bobbie guided with steadiness and loyalty, including through her leadership in her daughters’ Girl Scout troops. She was curious by nature and a gifted storyteller, carrying with her a long view of history: born during the Great Depression, living through World War II, surviving polio before a vaccine existed, and witnessing the arrival of inventions—television, refrigerators, and washer/dryers—that transformed daily life. Through it all, she remained beloved, brave, and resilient, offering those around her a sense of constancy and care.

Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, William Dunn Jr.; and her beloved husband, Dave Moy, to whom she was married for 61 years. She is survived by her daughters, Tracy Moy and Stephanie Mason and husband Jack.

A Funeral Mass will be held at External Service Location, 625 Nottingham Oaks Trail, Houston, TX 77079, on July 6, 2026, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

We hope your afterlife and being reunited with your husband will be even bigger and better than your life here on earth.