Mary Charlene Lewis Wesley

Mary Charlene Wesley, of Garland, passed away peacefully on Jan. 31, 2021, at home at the wonderful age of 93. She was born on March 11, 1927, in Kosse to Charlie and Avis Lewis of Marlin. 

Mary Charlene was a graduate of Regan High School. Shortly after high school she met and married John H. Wesley in 1947 and moved to Waco.  She was a housewife, military housewife and later became a hair beautician.  She spent many happy years owning her own hair salon. John and Mary Charlene moved to Jackson, Miss., Temple, and Arlington. She later ended up moving to Garland after the passing of John. Years later, Mary Charlene met up with high school sweetheart Raymond B. Dodson and they were together until his death in 2004.

Mimi, as we called her, had two sons. Charles was born in 1948 and passed away the approx at the age of 6 months old. Her second son, John H. Wesley Jr., still lives in Garland with his wife Charlene, whom she helped raise at the young age of 16. Mimi helped both John and Charlene as they married in 1968. She had four grandchildren, John Charles Wesley and his wife Shannon of Plano, Melissa Kaye Wright of Rockwall, Carrie Lynn Borovay and her husband Patrick of Wylie, and John Christopher Wesley of Dallas. She had seven great-grandchildren, John Michael Wright and his wife Elizabeth of Fort Worth, Tamera Jorden Wesley of Princeton, Kristal Elizabeth Wright of Rockwall, John Talon Wesley of Plano, Jacob Paul Borovay of Wylie, John Gabriel Wesley of Plano, and Kaleb Ray Borovay of Wylie; and one great –great-granddaughter, Isabella Kaylynn Wright of Ft Worth.

 She will be laid to rest at Old Marlin Cemetery April 17, 2021, at 1200 hours.