Mary Louise Langston

1926 - 2016

Mary Louise Harrell Langston, 90, of Tallahassee, FL passed away on November 5, 2016 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Tallahassee, FL.

She was born October 31, 1926 in Thomasville, GA to Norton and Myrtle Page Harrell. She graduated from Sopchoppy High School in 1944. After graduation, she attended Florida Southern Teacher's College in Lakeland, FL where she obtained her teaching certificate. She taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grade at St. Marks Elementary School for two years during WWII. She married Reese Wayne (Junior) Langston on March 17, 1946 in Medart, FL. They were married for 69 years until Reese's death in 2015. She was a homemaker until all of her children were grown then joined her husband working at Langston Appliance Co. were she was an officer until the business closed in 1987.

She was a teacher and a member of Seminole Baptist Church of Tallahassee, FL for 33 years and of First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, FL for 29 years until her death. She was a devoted Christian woman with a heart for teaching children and serving others. She was a devoted, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, and friend. She enjoyed sewing, birdwatching, shell collecting, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends. She was an accomplished watercolor artist and enjoyed traveling the world with the Seniors at First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Reese Langston and mother Myrtle Page Aplin. She is survived by her brother, Charles Harrell of St. Theresa; sisters, Sara Dyer of Tallahassee, and Jeannie Causseaux of Woodville; and brother Tommy Duggar of Tallahassee; her sons, Wayne (Judy), Alan (Theresa), and Kevin (Vicki) Langston all of Tallahassee; her daughter Janice (Paul) Williams of Medart; 9 grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Bevis Funeral Home on North Monroe Street in Tallahassee. Funeral service will be Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Tallahassee with interment at Lake Ellen Baptist in Medart, FL at 12:30 p.m.

The family is grateful for the loving care provided by Broadview and Brookdale Assisted Living facilities.

Rocky Bevis of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Langston family with their arrangements.