YOUNG, Martha Lou

1927 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	YOUNG, Martha Lou
  Birth	10 Apr 1927	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	YOUN.M006
  _FGRAVE	130104981
  Death	20 May 2014	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Landreth, Martha L. and Paul W.
  Person ID	I32713	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Young, Thomas Jefferson,   b. 16 Feb 1879, Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas d. 14 Apr 1946, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Kilpatrick, Bessie Edith,   b. 1885   d. 12 Mar 1945 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1906	Clay County, Illinois
  Family ID	F1139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Landreth, Paul Warren,   b. 18 Mar 1921   d. 2 Mar 1982 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F13589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1927 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 20 May 2014 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Martha Lou Landreth McHenry, age 87, of Flora, Illinois passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her home in Flora. Martha was born April 10, 1927 in Flora to Thomas J. and Bessie E. (Kilpatrick) Young. She married Paul W. Landreth on October 18, 1942 and he preceded her in death March 1982. She then married Eddie P. McHenry on October 31, 1982 in Louisville. He preceded her in death on April 19, 2009. Martha was a homemaker and retired after working for Headstart and CEFS as a van driver. She attended Golden Church as a young adult and was member of Tennessee Baptist (New Zion) Church. Martha enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting, quilt making, and loved helping others. She will be remembered by her family as a wonderful mother and grandmother. Martha is survived by son Roy E. Landreth; daughter Sue (Ron) Tolliver; daughter Karen (Carl "C.J.") Goldstein; son Steve (Ramona) Landreth; son Aaron (Terri) Landreth; step-daughter Beverly Gibson; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, an infant son (Gary), and eight siblings (John Young, Harry Young, Carol Young, Bob Young, Lucille Colclasure, Edna Mattox, Dorothy Young, and Blanche Young). The funeral service for Martha McHenry will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2014 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with interment following in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. Memorial donations to Clay County Hospice or New Zion Baptist Church.

  
  

• Sources

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