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Martha Velasquez Obituary
October 18, 1928 - July 17, 2022
Columbus, Georgia - Martha Eugenia Velasquez, age 93, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022. A graveside service for Martha will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Linwood Cemetery, 721 Linwood Blvd., Columbus, GA.
Martha was born October 18, 1928, in Columbus, GA; the daughter of William Hunter Baker and Ethel Knight Baker. Martha attended the Misses Howard School in Birmingham, AL and Georgia Southwestern College in Americus, GA.
Martha married Ismael G. Velasquez on July 23, 1968 in Las Vegas, NV. She had previously been married to William B. Moore on April 30, 1950 in Columbus, GA.
Martha was a member of and attended Edgewood Baptist Church until her health would no longer allow. She worked for numerous years for the Buck Company and was a member of the Wynn House. Her grandfather, James William Howard volunteered for Company A, 9th Arkansas Regiment, Pine Bluff, AR during the Civil War. His diary, written during the War, is in the Department of Archives and History, in Atlanta. After the war he established a number of local churches including Rose Hill Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by: her husband Ismael Velasquez; parents, Ethel and Hunter Baker; a brother, William H. Baker, Jr.; a sister Ermine May; and a son, William B. Moore, Jr.
Survivors include: a daughter, Nancy M. Ovelmen of Miami, FL; grandsons James H. Ovelmen of Silver Springs, MD, Peter C. Ovelmen of Miami, FL; a son, James E. Moore and his wife Wendi of Ocala, FL; and granddaughters, Martha M. Adkinson of Panama City, FL, and Betty Jo Moore of Myrtle Creek, OR; daughter Melanie Akkoyunla and her husband Atilla of Pembrooke Pines, FL; granddaughter Nancy E. Woody and her husband Shane of Webster, FL; and great grandchildren, Alexi Gutierrez, Glorianna Woody, Dub Adkinson, Breeze Marie Adkinson, and Jane Charlotte Ovelmen.
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Ethel Hopkins
July 14, 2023
Am thinking of Martha this warm 14th day of July, 2023 - three days shy of being one year since her death. I see and read so many things that remind me if her and our wonderful get-togethers we used to have in her home, I sometimes feel she is still here among us. That´s a good thing. Her memory is still alive and well and her presence still felt by me and I´m sure many, many other loved ones. Thanks Martha, for all you´ve taught and shown me!!!!
Thomas B. Markham
July 22, 2022
I met The Moore Family in El Paso
in 1967 while I was stationed at Ft Bliss. I had recently returned from Viet Nam and knew no one in El Paso. The Moore family kinda adopted me as I was dating her daughter Nancy. I found Martha to be warm and friendly to me and I
never forgot this, even though I
had lost contact with her and Velasquez over the years. My time in El Paso was one of the best experiences of my life and I credit
the Moore family for that.
May you Rest In Peace Martha, you were a wonderful person to know!
Lucia M Santa-Maria
July 21, 2022
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire family! I am so sorry for you loss. Heaven has a new Angel!
Ethel Hopkins
July 21, 2022
I will miss Martha´s presence in my life more than I can express. She has been like a faithful aunt, big sister, mother, confidant, advisor and good friend to me all my life. You will always be in my thoughts, Martha!
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