Elma Wilkes Fleming

Mrs. Elma Wilkes Martin Fleming of Dothan went to be with her Lord on March 30, 2008, at Westside Terrace at the age of 100.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fleming will be 2 p.m. today, April 1, 2008, in the Ward Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Woody Farrington and the Rev. Van Gauthe officiating. Interment will follow in New Brockton City Cemetery under the direction of Ward Wilson Funeral Home.
The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home one hour prior to service time on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Westside Terrace, 501 N. Woodburn Drive, Dothan, AL 36305.
Mrs. Fleming was born on Dec. 11, 1907, one of 11 children, to the late William J. Wilkes and Evie Tatom Wilkes. She retired from Independent Life Insurance Company. After retiring, Mrs. Fleming became involved with volunteer work at the Eastern Star, RSVP and AARP of which she thoroughly enjoyed. She was the oldest active member of Calvary Baptist Church until her health failed her.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Collis Martin, and by her second husband, Murphy Fleming; her son, James L. Martin; grandson, James Lamax Martin; son-in-law Jake Mann, and all her siblings.
Mrs. Fleming leaves behind to cherish her memories daughters, Jean Mann Parham and her husband, John, Elizabeth Poulnot and her husband, Jim, all of Dothan; daughter-in-law, Margaret Martin of Eclectic; brother-in-law, Clyde Johnston of Brundidge; several nieces and nephews, especially Virginia Hayes, who lived with her, of Doraville, Ga.; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 15 great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Eric Mann, Shann Mann, Russell Quattelbaum, Gary Hall, David Martin and John Mike Martin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Sonny Eads, Tanner Clark, Chris Mann, Dr. Chad Mann, Caleb Mann and Kevin Cherry.
Ward Wilson Funeral Home and Crematory at Memory Hill Cemetery, (334) 792-4194, is in charge of arrangements.