Loretta Jenson Morgan Gilbert

Funeral services for Loretta Jenson Morgan Gilbert age 90 of Hideaway, Texas are scheduled for 2:00 PM Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Lindale with Rev. Wayne Flowers and Dr. Bryan Brown officiating. Entombment will follow in Tyler Memorial Park under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Directors of Lindale. Loretta passed gently into the arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, early Saturday morning, May 26, 2012 at the Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Loretta was the first born to Rev. Tilden M. Jenson and Lena Mae (Draper) Jenson on August 24, 1921 in Dallas. She was preceded in death by her first husband William B. Morgan Jr. She and Bill lived in the Lochwood addition near Garland in Dallas. They raised two sons there, Brad Morgan, who passed in 2006, and Mark Morgan, who owns a home in Dallas. Also preceding in death are Loretta's twin brothers, Tom and Art Jenson and younger sister June Jenson Sinclair. In 1980, Loretta left Dallas and Casa Linda Methodist Church, moved to Hideaway and joined the First United Methodist Church of Lindale. Later she married A. Paul Gilbert, who passed in 2007. They are survived by Paul's children Steve Gilbert of Lone Tree, CO, Elaine Gilbert Ard of Tulsa, OK, and John Gilbert of Waco, TX. Between the two families Loretta has eight grandchildren: Laura Perna of Austin, TX, Trent Gilbert of Austin, Kira and Tonna Gilbert of Lone Tree, CO, Clara and Campbell Ard of Tulsa, OK, Travis Gilbert of Houston and Emily Gilbert of Waco. Loretta also has three nieces and two nephews: Jimmie-Louise Coury of Riverside, CA, Tom Jenson of Corona, CA, Tilden Marshall of Ben Wheeler, TX, Judy Jacobs of Balboa Island, CA, and David Sinclair of Dallas. There are seven great nephews and one great niece. Loretta graduated from Valley View H.S. and from North Texas State Teachers College and became a teacher, homemaker, and Cub Scout Den Mother. She was a volunteer teacher at Okinawa Christian Junior College in Japan and was an English teacher in Seoul, Korea in 1982 and 1983. At Hideaway, Loretta enjoyed hosting many gatherings of friends and family and was a member of the Ladies 9-Hole golf group. Memorials may be made to U.M.C.O.R. (United Methodist Committee on Relief), St. Joseph's Indian School, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, or any charity of your choosing. Family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Wednesday at the Caudle-Rutledge funeral home in Lindale.

Loretta Jenson Morgan Gilbert

August 24, 2021 - May 26, 2012