Submitted by

Kay Cunningham

Mary Shaw Windsor
April 8, 1915 - March 20, 2007

     Mary Shaw Windsor, 91, of Marlin, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in San Antonio. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday, March 30 at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin with Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating.

     Mary was a descendant of Falls County pioneer families. Her great-great grandfather, Dr. Isaiah Harlan, settled in the area in 1834, before Texas was a state, and the family remained making many contributions to the civic, cultural, and religious life of Marlin and Falls County.

     Her grandfather, Dr. John C. Shaw was a well-loved physician in Falls County back in the horse and buggy days, practicing medicine here from 1872 to 1924. Her brother, Thad G. Shaw, was the long-time city secretary/treasurer of Marlin serving from 1956 to 1974.

     Mary Windsor was born in Marlin, April 8, 1915 and was reared in the Marlin Public Schools. Upon graduation, she attended what is now Texas Women's University in Denton, where she received her BS degree in Dietetics and Nutrition subsequently completing her internship at the University of Chicago/Michael Reese Hospital in 1937. After joining the staff of Hillcrest Hospital in Waco in 1938, she met and married one of her patients, Paul Judson Windsor, on Nov. 11, 1939. They later made their in Marlin where Paul was in banking.

     Mrs. Windsor was for many years head dietitian at the VA Hospital here in Marlin until retiring in 1979. She had a love of literature and was a founding member of the Not-So-Great Books Foundation, a member of the Literary Club serving in various capacities over the years, and served for a time on the board of the Marlin Public Library. Her other interests were related to membership in the First Presbyterian Church where, among other activities, she devoted time and energy to the Women of the Church.

     She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul J. Windsor, Sr.; her parents, Dr. Frank H. and Constance (Harlan) Shaw; her brothers Thad G., Frank H. Jr., and Zill H. Shaw.

     She is survived by her two children, Paul J. Windsor, Jr. of Arlington and a daughter Mary Windsor Green of San Antonio; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and friends and relatives in Marlin. She will be missed by all who knew her quiet strength and steadfastness.

     Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to The Marlin Public Library.