Ruth Elizabeth Mitchell Martin

Ruth Elizabeth Mitchell Martin Ruth Elizabeth Mitchell Martin of Manassas, Va. died peacefully in her sleep on Friday September 17, 2010. She was 103.

Mrs. Martin was born January 8, 1907 in Ridgley, Md. to Clayton Herman and Ida C. Detwiler Mitchell. She was raised in Ridgley, Md. and graduated from Ridgley High School and moved to Wilmington, Del. attending Goldie Beacom Business School and played on the basketball team. She worked for Sears and Roebuck in the Credit Department for 20 years. She was member of the Holly Oak Methodist Church, a Brownie Troop Leader and a member of the "Ultra Refined Bridge Club" for more than 40 years. Mrs. Martin and her husband moved to Warrenton, Va. and was a member of the Warrenton United Methodist Church and the Warrenton Chapter of AARP. She was devoted to her family, friends and the eight great-grand-children who were the delight of her life.

She married John Doak Goff Martin, who preceded her in death in 1995 and was also preceded in death by her brothers, Roy, Herman and Jesse Mitchell. Her sisters, Lola Cortelyou and Vianna Long. Mrs. Martin is survived by her son, John "Jack" M. Martin and his wife, Gean of Falls Church, Va. and her daughter, Suzanne "Susie" Martin Corrao and her husband, John, of Orlean Va. She is survived by five grandchildren, Robert M. and John M. Martin, Christine C. Love, Amy C. Clampitt and Nicole M. Morris; eight great-grand-children along with many nieces and nephews. Also surviving are her dear friends and the caring staff at Caton Merchant House where she lived for 15 years.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 2 at 2 p.m. at Caton Merchant House Assistant Living, 9201 Portner Avenue, Manassas Va. Interment will be in Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pa. at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made to Caton Merchant House Assistant Living, 9201 Portner Avenue, Manassas VA 20110 and/or Community Hospice of Virginia, 520 N. Washington Street, Suite 400, Falls Church, VA 22046. Letters of condolence may be sent and guestbook signed at moserfuneralhome.com, 540-347-3431.


This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).