Mary Lee Langley

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 thrity 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.