Jackson, Mary Louise

1926 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Jackson, Mary Louise
  Born	31 Oct 1926	Houston, Harris County Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Sep 2014	Incarnate Word Convent - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Forest Park Cemetery - Houston, Harris County Texas, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #136575453
  Person ID	I6004	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Murph, James Irwin,   b. 14 May 1923, Houston, Harris County Texas, USA ,   d. 24 May 1977, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	Abt 1944
  Children	1. Murph, James Harold,   b. 16 Oct 1945, Houston, Harris County Texas, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1954, Houston, Harris County Texas, USA  (Age 8 years)   2. Murph, Clyde Howard,   b. 13 Jun 1947, Houston, Harris County Texas, USA ,   d. 27 May 2011, Lamar, Aransas County, Texas, USA  (Age 63 years)   3. Murph, John Michael (Mike),   b. 22 Apr 1950, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1973, Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 23 years)   4. Murph, Larry Wayne
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Mary Louise Jackson
  		Mary Louise Jackson

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Sister Mary Louise Mount, 87, Sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, died peacefully at Incarnate Word Convent Monday, September 29, 2014. Sister, born Mary Louise Jackson on October 31, 1926, in Houston, Harris County, Texas, was the daughter of the late Francis Harold Jackson and Edna Emaline Wilson Jackson. She spent her early years in Houston, where she attended school and was active in the Methodist Church. In l944, Mary Louise married James Irwin Murph and became a loving mother of six. After having been widowed, she converted to Catholicism, making her Profession of Faith, and receiving the Sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation on April 10, 1982 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. Mary Louise entered Incarnate Word Convent, Corpus Christi, on February 11, 1986. Six months later, she became a novice, receiving the religious habit of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. Sister made her first profession of vows August 8, 1987 and professed perpetual vows August 18, 1990. Sister Mary Louise celebrated her 25th anniversary of religious profession on May 12, 2012. Prior to becoming a Sister, Sister Mary Louise’s accomplishments were many and varied. Later, at the convent, she was appointed director of the infirmary and was engaged in sewing and other domestic works of the community. Sister served on the Incarnate Word Sisters’ task force for the homeless mentally ill, which was instrumental in the formation of Metro Ministries’ Rustic House. She was a member of the local, state and national levels of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Sister served on the executive board of Nueces County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center as well as on the executive board of Metro Ministries. Sister Mary Louise published her autobiography under the title All of the Best and the Best of All. Sister Mary Louise is survived by her son, Dr. Larry Murph (Arlene) of Tyler, Texas, and their three daughters, Laura (Mason), their three children, Jackson, Haley and James, all from Tyler; Sarah (David) and their son, Murph, all from San Diego, CA; and Maggie Murph of San Antonio, TX. Also surviving are her daughter, Melanie (Dwayne) Harrison of Coppell, TX, and their children – Lauren of Manhattan, Kansas; Zachary, Michael and Carter of Coppell; daughter-in-law, Janice Murph of Rockport, and son, Andy. In heaven, Sister Mary Louise is together again with sons Harold, Howard and Mike, and daughter Emily. Burial will take place at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, Texas.