My mother died in Hospice at her granddaughter Christina's home in Houston, Texas on March 21, 2018 with myself and her granddaughter Christina sitting by her side. It was a peaceful passing.
Her obit was penned by her granddaughter Aine.
Her obit was penned by her granddaughter Aine.
Mary Lee Langley, a long time resident of Montgomery, Texas, peacefully passed away at the residence of her granddaughter Christina Whitworth of Humble, Texas.
Mary was born on May 4, 1928 in Fay, Oklahoma along with her twin, Marley Heggan. She was the thirteenth and last child of Harry and Matilda Whitson. Mary married her husband Lester Langley in 1947 and had one child, Frances.
When Frances went to school Mary got her teaching certificate and taught school for twenty-five years in Oklahoma City. In 1979 Lester and Mary moved to Montgomery Texas to be near their only child and her twin sister. Mary was hired as a teacher at Montgomery Elementary in Montgomery, Texas until she retired in 1993. She was active in the Montgomery United Methodist Church. She wrote weekly devotionals for the Montgomery County News and articles for The Courier and the Montgomery County News.
Mary loved art, hot air balloons, Macy's parades, bird watching, fishing, watching basketball, and football, along with Olympic figure skating and gymnastics. Her favorite tradition was having the family over for Sunday lunch.
She is survived by her daughter, Frances Ellsworth of Montgomery, Texas, and her six grandchildren: Aine (Russell) Schulmire of Idaho, Christina (Douglas) Whitworth of Texas, Edward (Marian) Ellsworth of Oklahoma, Emily (Joel) Ellsworth, Sarah (James) Smith, and Sean Ellsworth. She is also survived by thirty great-grandchildren, her beloved twin sister Marley Heggan and her sister-niece Jeannine Houchin, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was well loved and will be missed.
The viewing will be on Monday March 26th 2018 at the Cashner Funeral Home at 801 Teas Road, Conroe, TX. at 11 am followed by a graveside service in the Garden Park Cemetery officiated by Reverend David Lindwall of the Montgomery United Methodist Church.
Her memorial will also be held on Monday March 26th 2018
from 2:30-4:30 pm at the
from 2:30-4:30 pm at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on
1516 Wilson Rd, Conroe, TX 77304
Call or text 936 229 8291 if you need directions.
Her Funeral Card...
The front is her painting of the original Montgomery United Methodist Church in 2001 that she loved so very much.
Well loved in life -- and in the hereafter.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joan. We have all struggled this week making sure her wishes were realized. She is loved and it is a blessing to know Families are forever.
DeleteI think she was my grandfather's sister. We have many artists, myself included, in the family. Reading about her, then seeing her lovely painting brought tears to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteIf your grandfather was Ray Whitson Sr. Then yes she was his sister. He was the one who wrote her letters about their father because she was only 2 months old when he died. Thank you.
DeleteI can attest to her love of hot air balloons. Sometime around 2000, we went to the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival, just me and her. She wanted me to pick her up very early in the morning; it was still pitch black outside when we got there. And so cold. I wanted to stay in a heated tent with hot chocolate and other hot drinks. Not my Great Aunt Mary. No, she wanted to go walk the field even though only a few balloonists had even started setting up. I didn't get to see her often but I sure enjoyed the times I did spend with her.
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