Jessie Mae Moorer was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 25, 1930 to her parents John and Jessie L. Thomas. Jessie was the oldest daughter of six siblings: John, Margaret, Joe, Sam and Betty.

Jessie Mae, graduated from Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 17, where she was an excellent typist.

Jessie accepted the Lord at the tender age of 17 in Birmingham, Alabama with the special talent of singing in which she was asked to sing on the radio station before the pastor’s sermon every Sunday for years.

After Jessie accepted the Lord, she loved organizing and working with the youth in the Montgomery Region and was nominated and became the President of the Youth for years until a particular group of folks decided they wanted to see a new leader and secretly voted her out. Later, it was revealed why Jessie didn’t get the position again, however, she forgave them.

Jessie moved to Cleveland at age 25, where she worked at a laundry and hospital where she sterilized medical equipment for years. It was then that she met her dear friend, Betty Joe Williams, whom she became close friends with, like a sister. Jessie later moved in with Betty Joe and her husband, John, and baby sat and helped out with their children.

One day, Jessie was told by her friend Devolia, that she wanted to invite her over for Christmas to meet a nice Christian man who was a widow. Jessie accepted the invitation and that was when she met Nathaniel, her son-to-be husband.

Jessie was very interested in Nathaniel. So interested that she needed to find out who her competition was. She later found out who they were. And guess who won!

Nathaniel later proposed to her, and her friend Devolia got busy with her sister, Tibb, helping Jessie to plan the wedding.

Jessie also, was a faithful member of the Church of God and continued to be active with the youth for many years. She enjoyed singing in the choir, club meetings, street club meetings and organization, and PTA meetings. Because Jessie was a homemaker, she was always involved in her childrens’ school work and nothing was pulled over her eyes. When her children got into fights at school or had issues with grades, Jessie showed up out of nowhere.

Jessie and Nate enjoyed traveling with her family to Usher Conventions, Youth Conventions, West Middlesex Camp Meetings, and the Anderson Indianna Annual Convention.

Jessie enjoyed Shopping and made sure her children not only looked good in their outfits but wore those outfits to church services five days a week. Jessie loved to bring a newly saved person from the church home on Sundays to have dinner with the family.

Jessie enjoyed going from door to door witnessing and selling school candy for her children which also got her in the door of strange homes to witness to those families … and she wasn’t even a Jehovah’s Witness!

Jessie enjoyed entertaining and throwing surprise birthday events at the house. Jessie enjoyed baking her famous pound cakes and sweet potato pies.

In later years, Jessie had a famous saying to her children, “This is my husband” or to the doctor “This is my Darling”, “We take care of each other”, “Darling, I love you”, “Hi Daddy” now that one got on her children’s last nerve. We would tell her that’s my daddy not yours. She would deliberately say it again.

Jessie and Nathaniel leave to cherish their memories their three children: Nate Jr. (Sonja), Angela (Isaac), and LaShanya (Leonard); Grandchildren: Mauricia, Nathaniel III, NaLonda, Benjamin, Angelo, and Lennoxx; Great-grandchildren: David, Mauricia, Jonathan, Brandon, Bernard, Mikye (preceded him in death), Jaiden, Aniessa, Nasir, and Benjamin; Sister Betty Brown; Brother-in-law Bernard Moorer; and host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.