Martha Cox

Martha died of triple negative breast cancer in Kensington, Maryland on December 12, 2014. Raised in Wytheville, Virginia Ms. Cox loved life and particularly children, her friends and family, animals and travel. After completing training in social work at the Universities of Georgia and South Carolina she helped others through charity and in clinical practice at Walter Reed and Suburban hospitals. She was a member of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church and the co-leader of a Girl Scout troop for over 14 years. Many friends from childhood, college, work, the Montgomery County Road Runners Club and her Garrett Park book club fondly recall her truly sweet disposition. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Mildred Scott Meek and David Breece Cox. Survivors include her husband of 25 years Sean Altekruse, their children William and Leah, her sister Lynn Cox Alt of Camp Hill, PA, brothers Scott (Evelyn) and Steve Cox of Richmond, VA, extended family, neighbors and friends. A memorial service will be held at Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Kensington, Maryland on Saturday January 17 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to charities such as Stephen's Place of Bethlehem, PA http://stephens-place.org (a residential drug rehab facility run by her colleague, Sister Virginia Longcope, MSW) or MobileMed of Montgomery County http://mobilemedicalcare.org
This obituary was originally published in The Gazette (Gaithersburg, MD).