Ernestine Louise Wiese London

Ernestine Louise Wiese London, age 81, of Moody died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, June 30 at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with Rev. Wilbern Michalk officiating. Burial will follow at Moody-Leon Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. London was born August 28, 1930 in the White Hall Community to Ernest and Antonia (Karnowski) Wiese. She attended Stampede Schoolhouse through the third grade and Moody schools through high school where she graduated in 1948. She graduated from Mary Hardin-Baylor College with a bachelor's of science degree in elementary education in 1952. She received her master's of arts degree in special education from Sul Ross University in 1975. She married James N. London on May 30, 1953. They were the first couple to be married in the newly built First Baptist Church in Moody. They moved to Odessa in 1953 both pursuing careers in education. They lived in Odessa for 35 years where they raised their family. They had three children, Dennis London, Ernest London and Albert London. In 1987, James and Ernestine returned to Bell County to property that had belonged to Ernestine's grandparents since 1895. There they enjoyed their retirement years raising cattle in the beautiful central Texas countryside. She volunteered at King's Daughters Hospital, was a member of the Bell County Chapter of the Republican Women of Texas, the Alpha Delta Kappa teacher sorority, BSU, member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she volunteered with the food pantry and also attended Moody-Leon Methodist Church. She enjoyed many activities such as folk art painting, arts and crafts, crochet and quilting. Ernestine had a deep love of cooking that she shared with her neighbors and family. She had a great love for her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Ernest London and one sister, Irene Pressley. Survivors include her husband, James N. London of Moody, two sons, Dennis London and wife, Marian and Albert London all of Moody, two grandchildren, Leah London Clancy and husband, Dan of North Canton, Ohio and Natalie London and husband, Tom Hull of Austin and four great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Anna, Ky and Micah Clancy all of North Canton, Ohio. Also surviving is one sister, Alice Fehler of McGregor. Pallbearers are Steven Hull, Thomas Hull, James Haas, John Perryman, Edward Sehler and Weldon Schmidt. Memorial donations may be made to Moody-Leon Cemetery Association, c/o Virginia Selles, 16017 Siler Road, Moody, TX 76557, Immanuel Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 2109 W. Ave. H, Temple, TX 76504 or Moody High School Scholarship Fund, c/o Nelda Schmidt, 14290 Siler Road, Moody, TX 76557.