Charlotte Louise Briley Wilson

world on August 22,2020. She was born December 10, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas to Charles

William Briley II and Helen Louise Crenshaw.

Her family moved to Dallas in 1948. Mom graduated in 1962 from Bryan Adams High School

where she also met her future husband ( and our father ) Ted Wilson. Dad lived one street over

from Mom and was the paper boy for the neighborhood . As the story goes, he would go to her

house every month to collect for the paper with the hopes she would answer the door. When

that failed to materialize , he arranged , with a mutual friend, a blind date with her. The rest, as

they say ,is history. They were married September 28, 1962 and had four children , David,

Karen Dan and Jeff. Mom and Dad worshiped the ground each other walked on until our

father’s death in 2007.

Mom worked for Oryx Energy Corporation as a secretary from 1979-1992. She volunteered for

many youth and adult organizations throughout her life. She was active in her sons’ Boy

Scout Troop 750, her daughter’s Camp Fire Leader and served on the Executive Board for

Camp Fire Girls as a School Organizer. She attended Eastfield College at night and majored in

Business. In 1992 she was a founding officer of the Bryan Adams Alumni Association and

served as President from 1995-2002. She also served as a co-chair of her own Bryan Adams

Class of 1962 and helped plan all their reunions throughout the years. She loved planning

reunions and tracking down fellow alums and was proud of her meticulous notes she kept on

their whereabouts !

Her hobbies were extensive and she was always busy doing something. She was an excellent

seamstress and over the years made and sold children’s clothing, doll clothes and porcelain

dolls. On two separate occasions she had booths at antique malls where she loved buying and

selling antiques, trinkets and her home made gifts.

But by far her greatest “job” was family. She taught us kids to be decent, respectful, honest

and polite . There was not much money growing up and we all watched her and our father

work hard to provide for us and she never complained. She believed everyone was equal and

did not judge people.She was extremely funny and she charmed everyone she met. No one

was safe from her powers including doctors and the police ( she charmed her way out of at

least two speeding tickets that we were aware of ).

She was the happiest surrounded by family , playing cards, playing the piano , listening to her favorite group, The Celtic Thunder or

watching her beloved Texas Rangers. She and our dad rescued countless animals over the

years raccoons , possums , squirrels , rabbits and her favorite………..dogs. Lucy , her precious

Basenji/ Mix was her latest rescue and her constant companion these last six years.

Having countless health problems over the years never stopped her but eventually slowed her

down. There was rarely a day when she did not have pain somewhere, but you would have

never known . When you called her, you were certain to be greeted with an enthusiastic “ Hi

Darlin’ ! “ on the other end. And when you came to see her , you were hit with her thousand

watt smile followed by a hug and kiss.

Right now as we grapple with her loss, we all take comfort in the fact that she is reunited with

our dad, our oldest brother, Dave and her parents Charles and Helen. She is right up there in

Heaven with them all, charming new people, playing cards, playing the piano and telling her

“stories”……..and drinking diet coke and enjoying a three musketeers bar.

She is survived by her daughter Karen and son in law Tom of Grapevine, son Dan and daughter

in law , Sherry of Forney and son Jeff of Arvada, CO. Granddaughters and their husbands,

Jessica and John Babcock , Maegan and Kyle Wilson-Kjellberg, Emily Wilson ( and soon )

Tristan, Shannon Armstrong ( and Aaron ) . Great-Grandson, Joshua .

Her sister, Shirley Lilly of Dallas and brother Charles Briley III and his wife Pat of Corsegold, CA.

Niece Jennifer Belniak of Plano and nephew Christopher Lilly of Santa Fe, NM. Great nephews

Max and Henry .She is also survived by two aunts in their 90’s and many many cousins.

A memorial service will be delayed until the COVID -19 pandemic is contained and all family

and friends can be present.

In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made to the ASPSA or to the Wounded Warriors

Project, Mom’s two favorite charities .