Mollie Blansett Williford is a native of Houston, Texas, where she attended Stephen F. Austin State College. Her marriage in 1957 to Galveston native Richard Williford, who was in the oil industry, meant the couple would move to various communities.

When they moved to Tulsa, Mollie began volunteering.

Her work at Key Elementary would be the beginning of a remarkable volunteer career dedicated to education and service to Tulsans.Richard’s tragic death in 1996 created a leadership vacuum in the Tulsa community and Williford Energy.

Mollie assumed leadership of the company while continuing her public service.Over the years, she made a significant imprint on the lives of Tulsans through her financial support and diverse board memberships, and now you can hear Mollie tell her story on the oral history website and podcast Voices of Oklahaoma.com.