In Memoriam Sister Mary Louise Mount
Oct. 31, 1926 - Sept. 29, 2014

Sister Mary Louise Mount, IWBS, 87, died peacefully at Incarnate Word Convent on Monday, Sept. 29. She was born Mary Louise Jackson on Oct. 31, 1926 in Houston to 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, she 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.

She entered Incarnate Word Convent in Corpus Christi on Feb. 11, 1986. Six months later, she became a novice, receiving the religious habit of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. Sister Mary Louise made her first profession of vows Aug. 8, 1987 and professed perpetual vows Aug. 18, 1990. Sister Mary Louise celebrated her 25th anniversary of religious profession on May 12, 2012.

Prior to becoming a sister, Sister Mary Louis' accomplishments were many and varied. She published her autobiography under the title "All of the Best and the Best of All."

At the convent, she was appointed director of the infirmary and was engaged in sewing and other domestic works of the community. Sister Mary Louise 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 Mary Louise 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 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, from San Diego, California; and Maggie Murph of San Antonio. Also surviving are her daughter, Melanie (Dwayne) Harrison of Coppell, Texas, and their children, Lauren of Manhattan, Kansas; Zachary, Michael and Carter of Coppell; daughter in-law, Janice Murph of Rockport, and son, Andy.

She was preceded in death by her sons Harold, Howard and Mike, and daughter Emily.

Services will be held Sept. 30 at Incarnate Word Convent Chapel, 2930 South Alameda, Corpus Christi, Texas: Reception of the body, Evening Prayer and visitation begin at 4:15 p.m.; Wake Service at 5 p.m.; and Funeral Mass at 5:30 p.m. Burial will take place at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 1.