Martell obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Martell, Willie Mae      16 Mar 2010    Mar 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  3/16/2010

MARTELL, WILLIE MAE
Willie Mae Martell, 89, of Cranbury, passed away Sunday in Monroe Village.
Born in Darbun, MS, Mrs. Martell was a longtime resident of Topeka, KS
before moving to New Jersey. While she was a resident of Topeka, she had
worked as a Day Care Mother and for the Kansas Legislature.  During World
War II, she had worked in an airplane plant in Mobile, AL, and met her
husband Julius after the war.  Upon her husband's retirement, Willie Mae
and Julius enjoyed traveling between Melbourne, FL and Estes Park, CO.
Throughout their married life, she enjoyed listening to Julius play his
trombone in many musical settings.  She was a member of the Boston Terrier
Club and spent time raising and showing Boston Terriers. She was also a
member of the Eastern Star, her Bridge Club in Topeka and the Daughters of
the American Revolution.  Predeceased by her parents, Willie J. and Addie
Conerly Lee, and her brother, O¹Ferrel E. Lee, she is survived by her
husband of 63 years, Julius N. Martell; her daughter and son-in-law, Sheryl
M. and John W. Reece of Cranbury; her son and daughter-in-law, Randy Lee
and Judith Martell of Annapolis, MD; her grandchildren, Jonathan and Jordan
Reece; her sister-in-law, Pansy Lee Kyzar of Columbia, MS; her nephews,
Sammy Lee and his wife Susan, Bobby Lee and his wife Gwen and her niece,
Carolyn Pugh and her husband Buddy, all from Ponchatoula, LA.  A Memorial
Service will be held 11am Wednesday at the A. S. Cole Funeral Home, 
22 North Main St., Cranbury, NJ with a gathering to be held 30 minutes
prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 South Main St.,
Cranbury, NJ 08512.

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