Dispatches from Home – Dearest Molly. Gone but not Forgotten.

This fabulous snap of Molly Cox–portraying Cora Enochs White at the 2015 Old Biloxi Cemetery Holloween tour–reminds me of my favorite memory concerning this lovely, talented lady.

It was winter, an unusually fridged winter long ago in the mid-1990s. I saw Molly enter the gilded lobby of Biloxi’s Saenger Theater. Her eyes sparkled; her radiant smile warm and kind. Always the fashion plate, she was resplendent in a full-length, creamy-beige wool coat. It sported huge cuffs and a matching collar, both of which were covered in creamy fur. Her hair was piled atop her head in an old-fashioned Gibson Girl style, a velvet choker at her throat.

We hugged and kissed, exchanged pleasantries, and she glided into the darkened theater. I saw her many times after that, usually at something theatrical. But that wintery night at the Saenger is acid-etched in my memory.

I know the angels met you at the Gate, dear lady, and welcomed you Home.

Rest in peace, my dear, until we meet again…

(Originally posted March 19, 2016)