Mary Husted

Visitation:
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Wayne Boze Funeral Home
1826 W. Hwy. 287 Business
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Service:
Friday, June 26, 2009
2:00 PM
Pat Boze Memorial Chapel
Wayne Boze Funeral Home
1826 W. Hwy. 287 Business
Waxahachie, TX 75165

Mary Lee Husted, age 88
July 20, 1920
June 22, 2009
Mrs. Husted passed away Monday morning at Buffalo Creek Assisted Living Center in Waxahachie.
Mrs. Husted was born in Waxahachie to Thomas Franklin and Mabel (Groesclose) Timmins. She graduated from Waxahachie High School in 1937, attended Trinity University, received her Bachelors Degree from North Texas State University and her Masters Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. In 1942, she took a teaching position in Harlingen, where she met Ray Husted. They married two months later in June of 1942 and spent their honeymoon in Monterrey, Mexico. Ray and Mary Lee were married for 35 years. After the war, they moved back to Waxahachie where they raised their 3 daughters and 1 son.
Mary Lee loved teaching school. She started her career in Harlingen. She then returned to the Waxahachie area to teach in Sardis, Ennis and Ferris Ward Elementary. She ended her career at Northside Elementary, retiring after 25 years.
Mary Lee was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church and founding member of the Fidelis Sunday School Class, later attending the Builder's Class with her daughters. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the Century Club and Opti-Mrs. Club. She took up painting in oils and watercolors in her sixties and enjoyed taking art lessons at the Ellis County Art Museum. Her life was dedicated to her family and grandchildren. Mary Lee was the ultimate sports and activites supporter for all her grandchildren.
She is survived by her four children: Mary Jane Husted Anderson Henry and her husband Dan; Ellen Elizabeth Husted Brown and her husband Kirk; David Duncan Husted and his wife Deborah; Nancy Timmins Husted Nelson and her husband Tommy. Also survived by her grandchildren Stuart Ryan Anderson and wife Lauire, and Leah Elizabeth Anderson; Laurin Camille Brown Blankenbeckler and husband Russ, Adam Nicholas Brown and wife Katie, and Julie Elizabeth Brown Johnson and husband Matt; Preston Kirkland Husted, Patrick Duncan Husted, and Brittany Elizabeth Husted; Brooke Eryn Nelson Crow and husband Bart, and Barrett Lynn Nelson; also two great grandchildren, Martha Redick Anderson and Brady Alexander Blankenbeckler.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Franklin and Mabel Groseclose Timmins; her brother James Franklin Timmins; her husband Raymond Duncan Husted and her grandson Drew Blaine Nelson.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 to 8 PM Thursday evening at the Wayne Boze Funeral Home. The Celebration of Life will be 2:00 PM Friday, June 26, 2009 in the Pat Boze Memorial Chapel with Reverend Jerry Galloway officiating. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Burial Park.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wayne Boze Funeral Home.
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