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Mary Louise McDonald Teasdale, 92 years old, passed away February 12, in Celina, Texas. She was the proud great-granddaughter of General Sam Houston and was his oldest living descendant. She was born in Stamford, Texas in 1919. After receiving her B.A. at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Mary Louise completed a M.A. in history at the University of Texas in Austin. She was an active member of Phi Mu sorority, and remained a steadfast, devoted Christian and served as an elder at Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Dallas. She is survived by her three children: Margaret Teasdale of Austin; Teresa Young of New Castle, Delaware; Lissa Dallas of Prosper, Texas; and five grandchildren. Private burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Dallas, where she will join her husband and best friend, Arthur Robert Teasdale, Jr. who pre-deceased her in 2008. A celebration of life will be held at Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church 6000 Bentwood Trail, Dallas 75252 on Wednesday, February 15 at 12:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church in her memory.
Dallas Morning News, February 14, 2012
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1919 - 2012 (92 years)
