Jacqueline Jewel Crawford "Meme" Martin

1930 - 2019

Jacqueline Jewel Crawford Martin, born October 1, 1930, affectionately known as "Meme," and a lifelong resident of New Orleans, LA, was called to eternal rest early Thursday morning, May 23, 2019. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Marius Matthew Martin, her parents Luther Dyer Crawford and Irma Cotaya Crawford, her daughter Pamela Martin, and her grandson Mark Martin, Jr. Jacki is survived by her sons Craig Martin, Sr. (Tugie), Mark Martin, Sr. (Laurence), daughter Lynn Martin Johnston (Paul), who was her Caregiver, her sister Gail Crawford del Corral (the late Floyd del Corral), her brother-in-law Father Donald Jay Martin, SJ, her grandchildren Chad Martin (Crystal), Erin Martin Dugan (Brady), Craig Martin, Jr. (Kerry), Ryan Martin (Meghan), and her many nieces and nephews, great-grandchildren and step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and her cousin Leatrix Cotaya Morgan (Nelson). Meme studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1949. She was a member of the American Society of Interior Designers serving as the New Orleans Association Program Chair from 1996 - 1999 and the American Society of Interior Design Show House PRC/Operations Comeback from 1997 - 1998. She served on the New Orleans Museum of Art Volunteer Committee, the Kenner Professional Women's Association, and the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women. She also served as a Member of the Board of the Jefferson Parish's Metropolitan Battered Women Shelter program and was a Eucharistic Minister for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Kenner, LA where she often brought Communion to patients at the Kenner Regional Hospital. The Martin family wishes to heartfully thank her caregivers Cindy Greer and Kaitlyn Parise, the entire staff of the Greenwalt Senior Daycare Center, the nurses and nurse assistants of East Jefferson Hospital, and the staff of Notre Dame Hospice - without your help we would not have made it through this challenging time. Friends and family are invited to attend Visitation on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., followed by Mass, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, http://act.alz.org/donate.