Nancy Lee Mosley, 79, died on Aug. 4, 2026. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she grew up as the youngest of four children of Selena and James Mosley, with older siblings James, Patricia, and Carol. After St. Louis, she made her way to Chicago, later residing in Oak Park where her sister and nieces lived.
She spent her career in the airline industry as an international flight attendant, purser, and in management with United Airlines, reaching a milestone professional achievement of over 50 years of service. Her travels took her far, across the U.S. and destinations around the world in Asia, Europe, Australia, and beyond. She always had a memorable anecdote, funny story, or unique gift to share with family and friends back home. She not only wore the wings, but had the honor to train and officially “pin the wings” on countless new flight attendants, including her own niece 50 years later.
Her strong faith was instilled in her by her mother Selena. Her love of life came in travel, music, movies, food, beauty, teddy bears, laughter, and fun.
Nancy is survived by her sisters, Patricia (Robey) and Carol (Alfred); her siblings, Kenneth (Patricia), Vernon (Le’Cresha), and Tammy; her nieces Kimberly, Robyn, Melanie, and Kristin (Kevin); her nephew, William (Anjanette), her grand-niece Cadence, cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her father James, her mother Selena, and brother James.
Services were held at Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park on Aug. 29. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to Us Against Alzheimer’s at https://www.usagainstalzheimers.org, which has a Center for Brain Health Equity and African Americans Against Alzheimer’s Network.