Chip Chick
She dreamed of being a child psychologist after completing her degree, as she particularly wanted to make a difference in the lives of children struggling with mental health issues.
Until then, Mollie brightened the lives of the children she babysat or worked with at Grinnell Regional Medical Center Day Camp.
Mollie had a way of making fast friends with anyone she encountered. She loved writing and enjoyed bringing to light difficult topics like self-esteem and mental health.
She had a zest for life, and according to her obituary, “her passion for it radiated from those beautiful brown eyes and the smile that she was so quick to share with everyone she met.”
In the summer of 2018, Mollie was home from college. She had just celebrated her 20th birthday that May before wrapping up the semester.
Instagram; Mollie is pictured above with her boyfriend Dalton
That June, she celebrated her father’s wedding, where she served as his best man. She even posted several photos on her Instagram account explaining how excited she was.
By that July, Mollie would be missing. The night before Mollie disappeared, she spent the evening sleeping over at her boyfriend Dalton’s house.
The two had met while in high school, and continued their relationship while Mollie was away at college. Dalton was the love of Mollie’s life.
Dalton had to go out of town for work on July 17th, so he had asked her to come to his house to pet-sit his dogs while he was gone.
