The Herald Democrat
July 19, 2009

Funeral services for Mary Louise Price Tye were conducted by Rev. Jim Pool Monday, July 20 at Mullican-Little Funeral Chapel in Bells. Mrs. Tye died Thursday, July 16 at Wilson N. Jones Hospital. She was born December 22, 1932 in Bonham, Texas, the daughter of John William and Ona Mary McClure Price.
Louise graduated from Bells High School and received her BS degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She received a MBA and Post Master in Vocational Education from East Texas State University, now Texas A & M Commerce.
At an early age, Louise accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at First Baptist Church, Bells. She taught Sunday School from the age of 16 until her health failed. She worked for the Home Mission Board of Southern Baptist Convention
in Spokane, Washington, and worked another summer in San Jose, Calif.
Louise taught school in business education and office education in Valley View High School, Killeen High School, Mt. Pleasant High School, Texarkana High School, Keller High School, Castleberry High School in Ft. Worth. She was a supervisor for the Texas Education Agency in office education. She taught at Tarrant County Junior College, Northeast Campus. She retired as Assistant Professor of Vocational Education in the Secondary and Higher Education Department
at East Texas State University in Commerce.
Louise had a real passion for visiting the shut-ins at home and the nursing homes. She made and collected porcelain dolls.
Louise was a former member of Delta Kappa Gamma, AVA, VOETAT, TSTA, and a member of First Baptist Church in Sherman.
Survivors include her son, Todd Tye; sisters-in-law, Betty Price, Marjorie Jackson, Addie Price, Gloria Tye, Wanda Scott; brothers-in-law, Brian Tye and Boyce Scott; and many nieces and nephews.
Louise was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Vernon, Archie, J.W., David, Roger, Glen and Ross Price; sisters: Vera Walters and Dorothy Silvey
Pallbearers were nephews and nephews-in-law.
Contributions may be made to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, or Bells Baptist Church of Bells.