Gay Ann Vanderley Mooney was born on January 17, 1959, and went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2021, in Waynesville, North Carolina. She was 62 years old.

She was the daughter of Jonas H. VanDerLey Sr. of Hohenwald, and the late Karen G. Crawford, from Lorida, Florida. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Edward Parcell Mooney; daughter, Anjelica JoAnn Daniels; and brother Jonas H. Vanderley Jr.

She is survived by her son, Leo Mooney of Virginia; daughter, Christina R. Daniels of Oregon; sisters, Denise (Gordon) Dickerson of Hohenwald, and Melanie Eiland of Avon Park, Florida; grandchildren, Aleah Hope, Ann Geiger, Bradley Bailey, D’Jay Bailey of Sebring, Florida, Joel McDuffie of Georgia, and Tonia Daniels and Patrick Daniels of North Carolina. She also leaves behind four great-grandchildren, seven nieces and nephews, and six grand-nieces and grand-nephews.