Obituary: Evelyn (Thompson) Martin 

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Martin Death Listed

   Mrs. Sherwood Christy Martin, the former Evelyn Thompson, died at 
7:15 last evening at her Friendship Hill home. She was 56 years old.
   Mrs. Martin was a daughter of the late Andrew A. and Lida Grim 
Thompson and granddaughter of the late J. V. Thompson, Uniontown banker
and coal baron.
   A nationally known horsewoman, she was master of the Chestnut Ridge 
Hunt. She appeared in some of the most outstanding horse shows in the 
East.
   The Martin family owns historic Friendship Hill, the colonial home 
of Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury in the early days of the 
nation.
   Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband; one son, Sherwood C. Martin 
III of Oakdale; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Fredricka) Whiteside of 
Pittsburgh and Flora Belle, at home; two sisters, Mrs. James H. (Mary) 
Austin of Brinklow, Md., and Mrs. Henry G. (Fredricka) Thorndike of 
Wiconico Church, Md.; and two brothers, Josiah V. Thompson II of 
Havre de Grace, Md., and G. Markle Thompson of Uniontown.
   Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Maykuth Funeral Home 
of Masontown.
   The family suggests contributions to the Heart Fund in lieu of 
flowers.