Edith Martin

Edith Martin

Edith Martin Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch from Sep. 5 to Sep. 6, 2010.
MARTIN, Edith Elizabeth Sale, 76, of Richmond, widow of John Martin, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Hudson and Louise Steinbach Sale; brother, James E. Sale; and sister, Birdie Louise Sale Meeler. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Ann Martin; son, Thomas L. Martin; two brothers, her twin brother, Earl A. Sale Sr., and Richard T. Sale; and two grandchildren, Taylor Martin and Shauna Lynn Martin. The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, September 6, at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Avenue. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, at Forest Lawn Cemetery.


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