Oselene "Ossie" Nolen

Oselene (Ossie) Nolen went home to be with the Lord on August 2, 2020 at Brazos Valley Hospice in Bryan, Texas. She was born on December 1, 1934 in St. Clair County, Alabama to Osmon and Nannie Sims. Ossie married Charles Douglas (Doug) Nolen on January 30, 1955. Doug and Ossie began their life together in Fort Benning, Georgia, after which Doug was deployed to Korea for 18 months. After living in West Virginia and Pennsylvania for 18 years, Doug and Ossie moved to La Porte, Texas, where Doug retired from Bayer Corporation after a 35-year career as a chemist. In her early 40s, Ossie began her work at the Bayer Heritage Credit Union in Baytown, Texas where she discovered her love of working with people, hearing and sharing their stories, and finding ways to show them the love and mercy of God. In 1999, Doug and Ossie officially retired to Elkins Lake in Huntsville, Texas. Ossie is survived by her three children Michael Nolen and his wife Laura, Sara Nolen Purvis and her husband Marcus, and Julia Nolen. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. As a beloved wife, Grandmommy, and Great-grandmother, Ossie was known for her banana bread “ministry”, faithfully greeting congregants at church, and welcoming strangers and friends alike to her dinner table, always with a grounded & generous spirit and great capacity to love. She always found ways to make the mundane feel special. As a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, Ossie’s life is a demonstration of what it means to live a purposeful life imperfectly – one full of grace, meaning, and connection. Ossie and Doug were married for 63 years, and Ossie said that Doug coming into her life was a testament of God’s faithfulness: she repeatedly told her grandchildren that God knew it would take a special man to walk through life with her, and each time Doug would smile. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her honor to University Heights Baptist Church, 2400 Sycamore Ave., Huntsville, TX 77340. Ossie’s family would like to thank University Heights Baptist Church and precious friends and family for their constant prayers and remarkably thoughtful comfort and support. You have shown God’s love! Ossie loved you all dearly and you are cherished by us all. “May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:13 Memorial condolences to the family may be made at www.shmfh.com

Oselene "Ossie" Nolen

December 1, 1934 - August 2, 2020