Martha E. Haislip

HAISLIP, Martha E., 93, left this world as we know it on January 15, 2009, to have life everlasting with our Lord. Martha was born September 15, 1915 in Gurley, Ala., daughter of the late Emmett and Eula Eustace. She spent most of her adult life as a resident of Chesterfield County, Va., and retired from Miller & Rhoads with over 20 years of service, primarily representing the Elizabeth Arden cosmetic line. She loved her work and many lasting friendships that she made there. She was a longtime member of Sherbourne United Methodist Church in Richmond, Va. She became a resident of Bay Lake Retirement and Assisted Living in Virginia Beach, Va., in 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, James Curtis Haislip; sisters, Cleo Styles and Virginia Finley. She is survived by her son, Joe, and daughter-in-law, Connie Haislip of Virginia Beach, Va.; brother, Russell Eustace of Richmond, Va.; brother, Ralph and his spouse, Linda Eustace, of Hollytree, Ala.; grandson, Mark Haislip of Virginia Beach. Va.; granddaughter, Christine and her spouse, Kenneth Rudd, of Apex, N.C.; grandson, Scott and his spouse, Laura Burgess, of Virginia Beach, Va.; granddaughter, Robin and her spouse, Greg Bowman, of Virginia Beach, Va.; great-grandchildren, Logan Curtis Haislip, Madeline, Jacob and Chloe Rudd, Brian and Lindsey Burgess, Peyton and Olivia Bowman; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, all of whom she adored. The family would like to give a very special thanks to the Bay Lake Retirement and Assisted Living Home's staff, management and her friends for all the kindness, caring and support she had as a resident there. Visitation will be in Scottsboro Funeral Home, 1502 County Park Rd., Scottsboro, Ala. 35769, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January, 21, 2009 at the Methodist Church in Hollytree, Ala., and she will be buried next to her husband at the Clay Cemetery family plot in Paint Rock Valley, Ala., after services. She went the extra step to always be friendly and fair, and everyone with whom she had contact knew she lived by that rule of life.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.