Mary Wadsworth Obituary - Irving, Texas | Browns Memorial Funeral Home

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Obituary for Mary Louise Wadsworth (Stoval)

Mary Louise  Wadsworth (Stoval)
Mary Louise Wadsworth, age 95, loving mother and adoring grandmother and longtime resident of Irving died on February 6, 2015. She was born on November 6, 1919 in Sowers, Texas to Charles Stovall and Sarah Elizabeth Good Stovall and went on to enjoy a long and rewarding career in public education. Mary Louise eventually earned a Master’s Degree and worked for the Irving Independent School District for 38 years, serving as a teacher at Barton Elementary and also as a Guidance Counselor at MacArthur High School until her retirement in 1985. She was also an active and involved member of many local community organizations in Irving outside of the school district. Mary Louise shared her time and talents as a charter member and elder at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church in Irving and as a charter member and past president of both the Irving Women’s Club and Irving Heritage Society. She also belonged to the Irving Retired Teachers Association, the Irving Symphony League, the Irving Healthcare Auxillary, PEO-Chapter CN and a member of the Lyric Stage League. Mary Louise is preceded in death by her beloved husband Jack Wallace Wadsworth and granddaughter Stephanie Lynn Wadsworth. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Jack Wadsworth, Jr. of Irving, Brent Wadsworth and his wife Debby of Euless, Gary Wadsworth and wife Vicki of Everett, WA; daughter Betsi Wadsworth of Irving; son Roy Wadsworth and his wife Marion of Grapevine along with eleven special grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren whom Mary Louise adored. Her burial will take place at 9:00 AM at Haley Cemetery in Irving followed by a memorial service at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church in Irving with Dr. George W. “Hank” Hunt and Reverend Dr. Diane M. Baldwin officiating. The family will receive friends at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 and request memorial donations to IISD Scholarship Foundation at Irving Schools Foundation 2621 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062.

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