Louise Bullock's Obituary
Bullock, Louise, 98, a resident of Dallas for over forty years, left her earthly life due to natural causes at her home. Affectionately known as Nannie, she was surrounded by her loving family on November 13, 2010 in Dallas. She is preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her three children, James M. Wilson in 1949, her second husband Mack McCullough in 1962, and her third husband of thirty-three years, Julian B. Bullock in 1999. She is also preceded in death by two of her children, son James Leo Wilson (1984) and daughter Mamie Wilson King (1997). She is survived by son Charles Wilson (Peggy) and grandson Eric Wilson (Pokie); son-in-law Billy King, grandson James King (Terry) and granddaughter Donna Garrett (Bruce); daughter-in-law Jane Wilson and granddaughters Lisa Hunt and Colonel Robin Hunt, USAF. She leaves four sisters, Gladys Warner, Edith Collins, Margaret Olfers and Macie Weber, a sister-in-law Glenna Bartlett, as well as her adored great-grandchildren, Kelly Garrett, Matthew Garrett (Rachel), Regan Garrett (Peter Eilhauer), Christian Pirtle (John), and Amber Allen, plus six great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Born November 6, 1912 near Evergreen, Alabama to Joseph Mack Bartlett and Mamie Evelyn Bartlett, Louise grew up on a large farm with twelve siblings where she learned hard work, ingenuity and perseverance. Married at a young age to Jim Wilson, the couple relocated to Port Arthur, Texas in the 1930s. Widowed in 1949 with three teenagers, Louise supported her family as the coffee shop manager at the Goodhue Hotel in Port Arthur, where she eventually met and married her third husband, J. B. Bullock in 1966. The couple moved to Dallas in 1968 where both were employed by the Dallas Independent School District. A woman of unwavering faith, she was a 33-year member of White Rock United Methodist Church of Dallas where she served as president of her Sunday School class, a leader of the United Methodist Women, and a volunteer for many church sponsored activities. Louise’s faith was evident throughout her life, an inspiration to all. She relocated to Port Neches, Texas in 2001 and returned to Dallas in 2006, joining Lake Highlands United Methodist Church at that time. Having volunteered at C. C. Young, a Methodist retirement home in east Dallas for many years, she fulfilled her dream of living there. She enjoyed her last four years in independent living at C.C. Young, where she was surrounded by loving friends before an illness this summer led to her declining health. Louise was loved by her family and friends of all ages who admired her amazing energy, generous spirit, gentle nature and quick wit. Learning to cook at a very young age, Louise made mealtimes a delightful and delicious time for her family and friends. Her recipes will be treasured for generations. Well into her nineties, Louise enjoyed attending high school and college graduations and weddings of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and holding her six great-great-grandchildren. She touched the lives of many, and was a source of strength to all in need of her wisdom, comfort and warm embrace. The family wishes to thank her kind and loving caregivers Donna Menes, Yolanda Carr and Shelia Darden, and family members Sarah Anderson, who stayed many nights and held her hand hours at a time, and Abby Martens, her faithful pen pal and confidant. Services will be held at Lake Highlands United Methodist Church, 9015 Plano Road, Dallas, TX at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, November 17; visitation will occur from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday evening at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX. “I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now… as I shall not pass this way again.” ~ William Penn Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
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