Marilyn T. (Lyman) Moores
August 31, 1932 – March 11, 2025
Resident of Holbrook, MA
Marilyn T. Moores (Lyman) died peacefully at home on March 11, 2025. Born August 31, 1932, to Josephine and George Lyman in Boston. Marilyn graduated from the High School of Practical Arts in Boston where she learned her dressmaking skills. Raised in Southie, Marilyn was an amazing dressmaker, seamstress and designer. Through her career she designed and made wedding gowns, bridesmaids dresses and costumes for the dance industry. Marilyn also taught sewing, knitting and crocheting first having classes at home and later through many Adult Education programs on the South Shore. She welcomed anyone who needed help on a sewing, knitting or crocheting project to her home to help them. Over the years Marilyn was involved in the Holbrook community as a Girl Scout Leader and Eucharistic minister at St. Joseph’s Church. Marilyn and her husband loved to dance becoming part of an Irish group that traveled around the country and to Ireland, we would call them “Irish Groupies!”
Marilyn married her teenage sweetheart Thomas “T” in 1951 and were married for 66 years until Thomas passed away in 2017. Together they raised five children. Marilyn is survived by her children, Teresa Udden of Lenox, Lynne Moules of Whitman, Robert Moores of Plainville and Maryann Sullivan of Holbrook. She was preceded in death by her son Thomas J. of Temple, GA.
Marilyn is survived by 9 grandchildren who she loved dearly. Tina, Jeremy, Michelle, Michael, Courtney, Timothy, Jasmine, Arianna and Alec. She and T would travel anywhere to be part of their lives, taking great joy in whatever they were doing. She is also survived by 8 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews again being as much a part of their lives as possible.
Funeral from the Hurley Currie Funeral Home, 127 So. Franklin St. (Rt. 37), Holbrook, on Monday, April 14th at 9:45am followed by a funeral mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Holbrook at 10:30am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held Sunday, April 13th from 2-4pm. Interment Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Services
Visitation
- April 13, 2025
- 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
- Hurley Funeral Home
127 S. Franklin St.
Holbrook, MA 02343
Funeral Service
- April 14, 2025
- 10:30 am
- St. Joseph Church, 153 South Franklin St., Holbrook, MA 02343
Interment
- Interment immediately following services
- Blue Hill Cemetery, 700 West St., Braintree, MA 02184
What memories of Washington Circle and the pool between our yards so long ago!
Mrs. Moores (Mal) definitely left her imprint on the Brandon girls. We absolutely loved her sewing classes and can vouch for that extra help she always gave us with a smile.
Our mom is the last one left down the circle and with Mrs. Moores passing an era is coming to an end.
My heart goes out to you all.