Mary E Langston
August 14, 1923 - March 31, 2015
Funeral Services for Mary Langston, 91, will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 3, 2015 at The Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Maydelle, Texas. Mrs. Langston passed away March 31, 2015 in a Jacksonville nursing home. She was born to the late Carl and Iva Beard on August 14, 1923. She was a life-long Baptist and a member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting and working in the yard. She truly had a green thumb. She was predeceased by her husband, Bob Langston, daughter, Elsie Ballew, infant son, brothers William Howard Beard, Dewey Beard, and sisters Fannie Forman, Bernice Acker, and Birtie Bobbitt. She is survived by her son Carlton “Buddy” Langston, Rusk, TX, and sister Dorothy Helm, Houston, TX. She was taken care of by her grandson and his wife Scotty and Tina Benge, Rusk, TX. She also has 8 other grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the staff at Twin Oaks Nursing Home. Visitation is from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday April 2, 2015 at the funeral home.
Funeral Services for Mary Langston, 91, will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 3, 2015 at The Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Maydelle, Texas. Mrs. Langston passed... View Obituary & Service Information