Janie Mae Martin

Janie Mae Martin, 74, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 in Petersburg, ending a lifelong struggle with disabilities and illnesses. She was born on June 30, 1934 in Tannersville. She lived the first half of her life at home with her family. The past 37 years she has lived in the Petersburg and Lynchburg areas. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Isaac and Pearl Mae (Mitchell) Martin of Tannersville, six brothers, George Martin, Robert Martin, and Roy Calvin Martin, all of Tannersville, Edward Martin of Danville, James Peery Martin of Damascus, and William Martin of Charlotte, N.C., and four sisters, Virginia Necessary of Glade Spring, Frances Glaviano of Tazewell, Una Opal Richards of Tannersville, and Sylvia Augustine of Levittown, Pa. Survivors include one sister, Betty Lezzer of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in the Martin Family Cemetery. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.