Reverend Jim Moody was born August 7, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jim served four churches in Oklahoma: Millwood Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK; Oak Valley Baptist Church, Crescent, OK; First Baptist Church, Coalgate, OK; and Wellston United Methodist Church, Wellston, OK. He was a gifted preacher and a caring pastor. Jim was a devoted father and grandfather. He loved Oklahoma University football and was an avid NCAA basketball fan. Golf was his favorite sport and he loved everything about the game. He played as long as his health allowed him to. He fought a long, difficult and courageous battle with a rare neuromuscular disease. He died peacefully February 24, 2017. He is survived by his daughter, Natalie Arnold and her husband Danny, and two grandchildren, Addie and Ethan, all of Oklahoma City, OK; his son, Jeff Moody, of Oklahoma City, OK; his twin sister, Laura Jolene Banning and her husband Michael, of Bethany, OK; his brother, Tim Moody, of Dallas, TX, and his brother, Dr. Terry Moody and his wife Jan, of Dallas, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. John Moody and Joanne Moody, of Oklahoma City, OK, and his brother, John Moody, Jr., of Tulsa, OK. Viewing will be Monday, February 27, 2017 from 8:00am-9:00pm with family present from 5-7pm at Mercer-Adams in Bethany. Service will be held at Mayridge Baptist Church Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 2:00pm with interment to follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Funeral Service Tuesday, February 28, 2017 02:00 PM Mayridge Baptist Church 4617 S. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73119