Hillsboro Reporter
Monday, December 9, 2002
LAUNA WILSON
Mrs. Launa Murphy Wilson, 98, died Wednesday, December 4, in Dallas. She was born February 16, 1904 near Dawson, daughter of William Carson and Lily Terry Murphy, of which she was the last surviving member. She played the piano and organ for church services at Liberty Hill as a young child. She served as organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church in Hubbard for many years, where she was a member of the WSCS and Berean Sunday school class. She was a seamstress and participated in the Quilters for Christ group that made quilts for the annual Lord's Acre held at the Methodist Church. She attended North Texas Teachers' College in Denton and East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. She taught elementary school in the Dawson-Hubbard-Munger areas. Her last teaching assignment was in Santa Anna. She married Joe Wilson of the Munger commu-nity in 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; six sisters; and her husband in 1983. Survivors include: one daughter, Beth Starnes and husband, Joe, of Dallas; two sons, Joe Terry Wilson and wife, Dorothy, of DeSoto and Frank Wilson of Houston; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 7, at Wade Funeral Home Chapel in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hubbard or the Lord's Acre Fund of the church.
Monday, December 9, 2002
LAUNA WILSON
Mrs. Launa Murphy Wilson, 98, died Wednesday, December 4, in Dallas. She was born February 16, 1904 near Dawson, daughter of William Carson and Lily Terry Murphy, of which she was the last surviving member. She played the piano and organ for church services at Liberty Hill as a young child. She served as organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church in Hubbard for many years, where she was a member of the WSCS and Berean Sunday school class. She was a seamstress and participated in the Quilters for Christ group that made quilts for the annual Lord's Acre held at the Methodist Church. She attended North Texas Teachers' College in Denton and East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. She taught elementary school in the Dawson-Hubbard-Munger areas. Her last teaching assignment was in Santa Anna. She married Joe Wilson of the Munger commu-nity in 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; six sisters; and her husband in 1983. Survivors include: one daughter, Beth Starnes and husband, Joe, of Dallas; two sons, Joe Terry Wilson and wife, Dorothy, of DeSoto and Frank Wilson of Houston; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 7, at Wade Funeral Home Chapel in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hubbard or the Lord's Acre Fund of the church.
Hillsboro Reporter
Monday, December 9, 2002
LAUNA WILSON
Mrs. Launa Murphy Wilson, 98, died Wednesday, December 4, in Dallas. She was born February 16, 1904 near Dawson, daughter of William Carson and Lily Terry Murphy, of which she was the last surviving member. She played the piano and organ for church services at Liberty Hill as a young child. She served as organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church in Hubbard for many years, where she was a member of the WSCS and Berean Sunday school class. She was a seamstress and participated in the Quilters for Christ group that made quilts for the annual Lord's Acre held at the Methodist Church. She attended North Texas Teachers' College in Denton and East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. She taught elementary school in the Dawson-Hubbard-Munger areas. Her last teaching assignment was in Santa Anna. She married Joe Wilson of the Munger commu-nity in 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; six sisters; and her husband in 1983. Survivors include: one daughter, Beth Starnes and husband, Joe, of Dallas; two sons, Joe Terry Wilson and wife, Dorothy, of DeSoto and Frank Wilson of Houston; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 7, at Wade Funeral Home Chapel in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hubbard or the Lord's Acre Fund of the church.
Monday, December 9, 2002
LAUNA WILSON
Mrs. Launa Murphy Wilson, 98, died Wednesday, December 4, in Dallas. She was born February 16, 1904 near Dawson, daughter of William Carson and Lily Terry Murphy, of which she was the last surviving member. She played the piano and organ for church services at Liberty Hill as a young child. She served as organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church in Hubbard for many years, where she was a member of the WSCS and Berean Sunday school class. She was a seamstress and participated in the Quilters for Christ group that made quilts for the annual Lord's Acre held at the Methodist Church. She attended North Texas Teachers' College in Denton and East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. She taught elementary school in the Dawson-Hubbard-Munger areas. Her last teaching assignment was in Santa Anna. She married Joe Wilson of the Munger commu-nity in 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; six sisters; and her husband in 1983. Survivors include: one daughter, Beth Starnes and husband, Joe, of Dallas; two sons, Joe Terry Wilson and wife, Dorothy, of DeSoto and Frank Wilson of Houston; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 7, at Wade Funeral Home Chapel in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hubbard or the Lord's Acre Fund of the church.
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