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"The Soul of Olton "

Mozelle Trotter

by Gayle Willson

his is the title Mozelle Trotter’s
nephew gives to her because of
Ther dedication to the community, exchanged for the next 3+ years, and We have
the history, but especially the people of then the proposal came. They had their been
Olton. Mozelle is a young 97 years old, first date during his leave and began blessed
and she has seen numerous changes, married life a year later. They farmed to have
being a part of many of them. She has for a while in the Circle community, but her as our
been a long-time patient of Grand Gene soon became a banker at Olton client and
Hearing, the first to help get our doors State Bank; later, he worked for Frito friend.
open in Plainview. She boasts of the first Lay. Meanwhile, Mozelle was raising Since the
time J. Wampler (my father) tested her their two boys, Mike and Pat. Mike and beginning
hearing. She had a key to the church, his wife Marsha have three sons and of her
and it was a quiet place, conducive to a live in St. Peters, MO; Pat and Kelly, of hearing
hearing test.
Belton TX, have two daughters and a loss
Mozelle was born in Olustee, Oklahoma, son. Mozelle is Aunt Mozie to two nieces journey,
and, in 1929, she moved to the Olton (Melody and Kim) and nephew (Kevin) my father,
community for her father to farm with who stay close to help her now as she and now
her grandfather, Papa Moss. She was lives in Sandhill Village, the assisted Blair and I, are able to keep her in new
the oldest of three girls, treating her living center Mozelle helped to establish, technology for her best understanding
youngest sister, 15 years younger, as her in Olton. and hearing. We offer her wax removal,
baby doll. After a short time of farming, Mozelle has been many things to Olton when needed, cleaning and service
her father purchased the Variety store and involved in the growth of this small- on her hearing aids, yearly hearing
in Olton and built a two-story structure, town west of Plainview. She was very evaluations, updates on the technology,
Whittington Mercantile, on Main instrumental in getting the Care Center and great conversation when she comes
Street. The family lived upstairs, along started and has been named Chamber of into our office. When I go to see a patient
with five rental units. Mozelle and her Commerce Woman of the Year. She has in the Care Center, I am always greeted
husband, Gene, lived in two rental participated as the official scorekeeper with “Aunt Mozie’s” warm smile and big
rooms right after their marriage, and for youth baseball and has worked as hug. (I wish I could have seen her in the
the Mercantile ultimately became a Bed a journalist for The Olton Enterprise for community production of Arsenic and
and Breakfast, now called The Hunting 50 years, writing a weekly article. She Old Lace!)
Lodge.
has also been involved with RSVP in We look forward to becoming part
Mozelle met her husband in high school, Plainview, helped to get the Sandhill of your story. Come to our office in
but both were very shy. The week after Celebration started, and been given Lubbock or Plainview, and we will have
graduation, Gene joined the Navy, and the award as the Longest Living Olton a cup of coffee, screen your hearing, and
Mozelle felt it was important to write to Resident. the journey begins.
the “boys in the service.” Letters were

Gayle (Wampler) Willson is a Board-Certified Hearing legacy in the evaluation and servicing of hearing and
Instrument Sciences (Specialist), Blair Willson is a Hearing hearing devices. Call today for an appointment.
Instrument Specialist, and we have 48 years of Wampler 806 438 8270, 806 288-8585

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