Mary Elizabeth Waddle, age 72, resident of Irving, Texas, died September 11, 2011 in Irving. Born March 5, 1939 in Bronson, Florida, to Joseph Dewey and Edythe Roberson Dixon, she worked as a cash letter representative in the banking field for twenty-five years. She was a member of First Baptist Church Irving where she participated in the SEALS Ministry and the Ladies Saturday Night Prayer Warriors Group. She is survived by her children Ronald Lewis, Don and Becky Waddle, Becky and Marcos Martinez and their father Gene Waddle and his wife Mary; ten grand-children, Michael, Suzanne, Stephanie, Timothy, Melissa, Christopher, Donald, Jr. Brandon, Preston, and Robert; 16 great-grand-children; brother Earl Dixon and wife Louise; sister Betty Lane; and many loving nieces and nephews. Consumed by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, she loved the Gaither Homecoming music programs. The family will receive friends at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving 6:30 8:30 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, 403 South Main Street in Irving with Pastor John Durham officiating. A private family burial will be at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Future Generations at First Baptist Church.