2021S0574-1 09/24/21
 
  By: Buckingham S.R. No. 52
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of Myrtle Cecil "Myrcel" Woodcock Britton,
  who died August 16, 2021, at the age of 101; and
         WHEREAS, Myrcel Woodcock was born in Parsons, Kansas, on
  July 19, 1920; she grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, where she had
  the opportunity to meet both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford and to
  attend a dance school underwritten by Mr. Ford; and
         WHEREAS, Myrcel later moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where
  she was an active member of Forrest Avenue Baptist Church; her
  many responsibilities there included serving as a Sunday school
  teacher, as president of the Ypsilanti Child Study Club, and as a
  member of the church Hostess Committee; and
         WHEREAS, Myrcel married Fred J. Britton, and in 1965, they
  moved to Paris, Texas; she became an active member of the First
  Baptist Church and enjoyed teaching Sunbeams; after Fred's
  death, she moved to Beaumont and joined the Westgate Memorial
  Baptist Church congregation; she later settled in Burnet and
  Marble Falls, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church
  Marble Falls; and
         WHEREAS, Wherever she resided, this esteemed community
  leader gave generously of her time to local civic organizations
  and was a loyal member of her local Republican Party; she loved
  gardening and entertaining, and she used her skills as a knitter
  and quilter to bring joy to new parents, wounded soldiers, and
  the elderly; she also supported many missionary families over the
  years; and
         WHEREAS, Myrcel Britton was a devoted mother to three
  children, and she was blessed with three grandchildren and two
  great-grandchildren; she practiced her faith joyfully and was
  known for her selflessness, and she will long be remembered with
  fondness and admiration by all who were blessed to share in her
  life; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
  condolences to the bereaved family of Myrtle Cecil Woodcock
  Britton; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Myrcel Britton.