Marian Sue Wilson Preston, born August 6, 1932 left this earth to climb the stairway to heaven on September 22, 2014. Three children, Mark Lyle, Kathleen Lyle Kelsey, and Amy Preston Lambert, and most favorite son-in-law, Tim Lambert, survive her. She is predeceased by her father, the Honorable J. Frank Wilson, mother Ruby Lee Hopkins Wilson, brother J. Frank Wilson, Jr., and two sons, Jody J. and Jonathan Paul Preston. Marian had a love for genealogy and was very proud of each of the 10 grandchildren that called her Gammie: Michael Alan, Kelli Michelle, Karington, Brett, Cole, Carlie, Blake, Kurt, Cody and JJ. She felt blessed to have lived to interact with her 5 great-grandchildren, Hannah, Aidan, Brighton, Oliver, and little Ephraim. Marian spent much of her youth in Washington DC where her father was a member of the House of Representatives. As a young woman, she represented Texas as princess of Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival. She attended Mount Vernon Seminary for her undergraduate, she married, and the couple later moved to Dallas where she completed her bachelors' degree at SMU. Marian taught 8th grade science in DISD for 27 years and went on to pursue her masters degree in her early 40s and her doctorate degree in her early 50s. She was proud of her memberships in the Mary Crosson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum, Dames of the Court of Honor, and the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims where she was an active leader in these organizations into her 70s. Although an accomplished, independent woman, Dr. Preston valued family more than anything. She held a strong Episcopalian faith and was friend, mother, and grandmother to many. She will be sorely missed. The viewing will be at Sparkman-Hillcrest on Wednesday the 24th from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. The funeral will be Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Reception to fo