Marilyn was a third generation Texan and a native Houstonian. She grew up in the Houston Heights and graduated from Reagan High School.
She was a gracious Southern lady who enjoyed gardening, decorating, antiquing, attending church activities, and spending time with her family and friends. Marilyn was also a working woman! She worked at Metropolitan Life (in the M&M building downtown) until she became a mother, and returned to work in the early 1970’s as the bookkeeper for Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home on Kirby Drive. She retired from Gulf Southwest Sales in Stafford, Texas in the late 1990’s.
Marilyn was a long-standing member of the Brightwater Neighborhood Garden Club and attended meetings up until January 2025. She held several Club Offices (Treasurer and Secretary), and served as Standing Committee Chairperson for Yard of the Month, Holiday Yard Decorations, and Club Scrapbook. Marilyn cherished the many friends she made in the Garden Club.
Marilyn is survived by her husband of 68 years, Al Langdon, daughters Vivian Villar (Warren), Valerie Langdon, extended family members, and many loving friends.
A visitation for Marilyn will be held Tuesday, April 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the chapel at Earthman Southwest Funeral Home, 12555 South Kirkwood in Stafford.
A funeral will occur Wednesday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Earthman Southwest Funeral Home, 12555 S. Kirkwood Road in Stafford.
The interment will follow, via funeral procession to Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston.
Those serving as pallbearers are Warren Villar, Scott Villar, Robert Adolphus, Clint Carter, Daniel Profota, Vicent "Duke" Washburn, and serving as honorary pallbearer is Gary Cartwright.
All who knew and loved Marilyn are invited to join us as we celebrate her long and beautiful life.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that memorial contributions be made to the Fort Bend Women’s Shelter, 501 E. Highway 90A, Richmond, TX 77406.
