Obit: Martha Estelle Williams Martin, 2000, Lincoln Parish, LA Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Ruston Daily Leader, Monday, January 10, 2000 Martha Estelle Williams Martin Graveside services for Martha Estelle Williams Martin, 93, of Ruston, will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2000, at Douglas Cemetery in Ruston with Rev . Bennie Lemerey officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Martin died Saturday, January 8, 2000 at Lincoln General Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was a member of Ruston Church of God and was a private sitter for years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Lee Martin Sr., two sons, E. L. Martin and Stanton Perry Martin; two daughters, Vater Gipson and Susan Martin. Survivors include two sons, Jake Martin and wife Nell of Ruston, Frank Wayne Martin of Ruston; three daughters, Opal Madden and husband Buddy of Ruston, Patsy Jane Shelton and husband John R. of Simsboro and Mary Sue Nowell and husband Bob of Corpus Christi, Texas; 36 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Tuesday at the fune- ral home.