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Ruby <I>Willett</I> Martin

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Ruby Willett Martin

Birth
Lee County, North Carolina, USA
Death
5 Feb 2011 (aged 81)
Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Father: Herbert Alton Willett (1888-1960)
Mother: Lena Lavenie Coley (1904-1963)

Husband: Cleo Martin (1924-2010)

RUBY MARTIN:
Sanford: Ruby Willett Martin, of Sanford died Saturday February 5, 2011 At E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Mrs Martin was born in Lee County, daughter of the late Herbert Willett and Lena Coley Willett and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years Cleo Martin.

She was a seamstress at W. Koury Co. for many years attended Greenwood High School and was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and played the piano.

Mrs Martin was preceded in death by sisters Alma Johnson, Lillie Belle Clark, Mary Lou Carlyle, and Inez Cranford; and brothers Mack Willett, Steve O. "Bud" Willett and Lynn Willett.
Mrs Martin is survived by two daughters, Sandra M. Paschal of Sanford and Linda M. Paschal and husband Michael of Sanford. Two sisters, Geneva Frye and Susie Lee; one brother Larry Willett and wife Nellie; sisters in law, Annie Ruth Willett, Mattie Willett, Isabelle Womach and Shelby Martin; one brother in law, Glen Martin and wife Margie. Four grandchildren, Amy Keister and husband Don, Brooke Paschal, Aaron Paschal and wife Lauren, and Nicole Paschal and fiance William Woody. Two great grandchildren Christopher Keister and Nathan Paschal, several nieces and nephews; honorary granddaughter, Marti Martinez Walton and beloved nieces and caregivers, Debbie Milliken, Crystal Voiles, Shirley Kennedy, Cindy Hart and Frannie McGraw.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions can be made to E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center 185 Pine State Street, Lillington, N.C. 27546.

Online condolences may be made to www.rogerspickard.com.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Community Home Care and Hospice of Sanford; the staff of the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington, and to Dr. Chris Wood, Dr. Francisco Tirona the 3rd floor staff and the ER staff at Central Carolina Hospital.

Published in the Sanford Herald 2/2011

Ruby is my niece and would like to send special blessings to her. Only met her a few times, But she is missed and loved by all. REST IN PEACE DEAR RUBY.
Father: Herbert Alton Willett (1888-1960)
Mother: Lena Lavenie Coley (1904-1963)

Husband: Cleo Martin (1924-2010)

RUBY MARTIN:
Sanford: Ruby Willett Martin, of Sanford died Saturday February 5, 2011 At E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Mrs Martin was born in Lee County, daughter of the late Herbert Willett and Lena Coley Willett and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years Cleo Martin.

She was a seamstress at W. Koury Co. for many years attended Greenwood High School and was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and played the piano.

Mrs Martin was preceded in death by sisters Alma Johnson, Lillie Belle Clark, Mary Lou Carlyle, and Inez Cranford; and brothers Mack Willett, Steve O. "Bud" Willett and Lynn Willett.
Mrs Martin is survived by two daughters, Sandra M. Paschal of Sanford and Linda M. Paschal and husband Michael of Sanford. Two sisters, Geneva Frye and Susie Lee; one brother Larry Willett and wife Nellie; sisters in law, Annie Ruth Willett, Mattie Willett, Isabelle Womach and Shelby Martin; one brother in law, Glen Martin and wife Margie. Four grandchildren, Amy Keister and husband Don, Brooke Paschal, Aaron Paschal and wife Lauren, and Nicole Paschal and fiance William Woody. Two great grandchildren Christopher Keister and Nathan Paschal, several nieces and nephews; honorary granddaughter, Marti Martinez Walton and beloved nieces and caregivers, Debbie Milliken, Crystal Voiles, Shirley Kennedy, Cindy Hart and Frannie McGraw.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions can be made to E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center 185 Pine State Street, Lillington, N.C. 27546.

Online condolences may be made to www.rogerspickard.com.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Community Home Care and Hospice of Sanford; the staff of the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington, and to Dr. Chris Wood, Dr. Francisco Tirona the 3rd floor staff and the ER staff at Central Carolina Hospital.

Published in the Sanford Herald 2/2011

Ruby is my niece and would like to send special blessings to her. Only met her a few times, But she is missed and loved by all. REST IN PEACE DEAR RUBY.


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  • Created by: Esther Kinder
  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105451914/ruby-martin: accessed ), memorial page for Ruby Willett Martin (9 Feb 1929–5 Feb 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105451914, citing Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Esther Kinder (contributor 47944192).