Nell Mohney’s energy defies her age.
At 94, the 5-foot 2-inch lady is a ball of vitality. So it comes as a surprise to many of her friends and family that she’s hanging up her writing pen. A columnist at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1978, Mohney has decided to drop the deadline duties and focus mostly on motivational speaking engagements that continue to crowd her calendar.
After all, she loves to talk.
Sitting down to discuss her life and career, Mohney is interrupted with multiple phone calls within the first five minutes; finally, she decides to just let the calls go to voice mail.
Smart, friendly, kind and always fashionable, Mohney has a lot to talk about, and her memories are vivid. A native of North Carolina, she moved to Chattanooga in 1965 when her late husband, the Rev. Ralph Mohney, began pastoring at First Centenary United Methodist Church downtown. She recalls their life together with joy and reverence.