The Sister Wives community been feeling a heavy and honestly confusing sadness this week after TLC showed a touching tribute for Angela Moody, a close frend to Janelle Brown, during the Nov. 16 episode. Fans watching at home kinda froze for a sec, wondering what happenend, because the show didn’t explain it on camera. But the moment hit real hard, especailly for viewers that followed Janelle through her Flagstaff chapter.
Janelle was seen having lunch with Angela and Kristina earlier in that same episode, right before she met up with Kody Brown and her former sister-wives to wrap up the Coyote Pass sale. The scene looked normal at first, but carried a different weight now. Janelle had almost no voice that day, leading Kristina to tease her that maybe her body was “rejecting the area because Kody is here.” Angela fired back jokingly, asking if anyone wished he’d lose his voice too, and the trio burst out laughing when Kristina said he’s already too busy losing his hair. It was one of those messy, funny, real-life girl moments that suddenly feels sacred when you know whats coming later.
Janelle explained in a producer interview how hard it was to find frends when she moved to Flagstaff. She said it took years to feel like she had a real community there. But when she finaly did, Angela was one of the few women who made her feel grounded, welcome, and not so alone. That part of the episode hits diferent now, because at the very end, TLC displayed Angela’s photo with the simple caption: “In Memory of Angela Moody.”
Shortly after the episode aired, it became known that Angela Moody died on Oct. 1, 2025, according to an obituary posted by Norvel Owens Mortuary in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her cause of death wasn’t listed publicly. The obituary described her as a woman whose gift was caring, loving, and showing up for others without hesitation. It said she made everybody feel “seen, valued, and loved,” something Janelle herself often said she struggled to find in the Flagstaff years.
But a post shared by Angela’s husband, Craig Moody, added heavy heartbreaking context. He wrote that Angela faced “deep demons” that many didn’t know about. He also said the last seven years were filled with pain, and that he “lost the woman I fell in love with” long before she passed. His message included a pointed grief toward the ongoing opioid epidemic, saying overprescribing “stole her.”
After the tribute aired, Janelle posted her own long reflection online about friendships and how they shift in different life stages. She talked about how hard it was moving from Vegas to Flagstaff, especially during Covid, and how awkward and slow it felt trying to build new friendships again. Angela was one of the women who made the effort, who invited her places, and helped her feel like she had a neighborhood, even if everyone was struggling. Janelle admitted that maintaining friendships outside your physical space takes intention, awkward convos, showing up even when you’re tired, and choosing connection anyway.
Her message also shared how she’s rebuilding those networks again in North Carolina, using the same lessons Angela helped teach her—stay open, accept invitations, push past the comfort zone, and allow new relationships the slow time they need to take shape.
She ended her note with a light laugh, saying she used to think the Golden Girls were “older,” and now she realizes she’s basically that age herself. A bittersweet reminder that life comes fast, friendships matter, and the people who show up—even quietly—leave the biggest marks.
Angela Moody leaves behind a legacy of kindness, humor, generosity, and a spirit that made others feel like family. Her absence is felt deeply by everyone who loved her, including Janelle, whose grief this week reminded fans that even reality-TV figures live through private heartbreaks that cameras can’t totally capture.