Pauline “Polly” Ebarb Verges Moyer
Pauline Moyer died on October 9, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Born and raised in Zwolle, Louisiana as the 6th of 9 children, Polly was valedictorian of her Zwolle High School senior class and graduated with a BA degree from Northwestern State College in Natchitoches. She worked as a stenographer for Esso (Standard Oil) Refinery where she met her first hus band Daniel Leon Verges; they married in 1950 and raised five children. After Dan died, Polly married again in 1980 to Maurice W. “Mike” Moyer of Baton Rouge, and the couple enjoyed a long life together with their combined families until Mike’s death in 2015. Polly then moved to Nashville to be near family.
Polly is a direct descendant of Antonio Gil Y’Barbo, founder of the city of Nacogdoches, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Florence Ferguson Ebarb of Zwolle, Louisiana, her siblings Ensign Jesse Patrick “J.P.” Ebarb, Ruth Ebarb Loupe, Kathryn Ebarb Boudreaux, Vivian Ebarb, Theo Ebarb Ezernack, Paul Frederick “Sonny Boy” Ebarb, Frances Ebarb Bybee, and Private Joseph Donald “Bud” Ebarb, daughter Susan Elizabeth Verges, and her husbands Daniel Verges and Mike Moyer. Polly is survived by her children Mary Louise (Verges) Barron and Donald Barron of Arlington, Texas, Doctors Leonard and Lisa (Blount) Verges of Waynesville, North Carolina, Emily (Verges) Reynolds and Scott Reynolds of Lake Arrowhead, California, Roy Verges and Elizabeth (Bates) Verges of Denton, Texas, Carol (Verges) and Julian Patty, Jr., of Franklin, Tennessee, “bonus” daughter Erin (Kennedy) Ryan of Cypress, Texas, step-children Curtis Moyer, Susan (Moyer) Hutchison, and Cindy (Moyer) Murrell, many nieces and nephews, eight grandchildren, and three great grandsons.
Polly never met a stranger and always had a kind word for everyone. She loved her full life of family, cooking, tennis, international travel, Mackey Company real estate, and antique collecting. She wore fash- ion with a flair, brandishing her manicured red nails and matching lipstick with dignity yet never took herself too seriously. She taught us all how to live with grace, honor, and humor. While she will be missed, we know her dance card is full in heaven.
A private memorial will be held for family at a future date. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research’s BrightFocus Foundation (support.
brightfocus.org).
