Martha McGhee

On August 28th, Martha Tilton Mcghee passed away in Mount Dora, Florida after a short battle with cancer. She was born on Christmas Eve in 1941 in Hartland, Maine. After high school, Martha graduated from Thomas College then moved to Madawaska to teach business courses and was asked to start the high school vocational program for retailing. She remained there for 17 years then moved to Orlando, Florida in 1979.
After taking a year off to learn about the area, Martha applied for a job at Walt Disney World. She was hired as part of the Convention Sales Department team in 1979. In 1986, she left to pursue a career in Real Estate that lasted 2 years. Martha was a master Bridge player and teacher. She later met her husband, James Stewart McGhee, at a Schenken bridge game in Winter Park where they were partnered. And won! They were married a year later in January of 1987 and traveled the world.
She was approached to start her own bridge club when the Orlando Metropolitan Bridge Center was being built. She agreed and in 1989, owned 3 nights of games. Eventually she took on more games and turned her hobby into a business. She and her husband loved the game and were both involved with the OMBC for 30 years. In 2022 Martha earned the prestigous rank of Diamond Life Master from the American Contract Bridge League.
Martha is predeceased by her parents Alice Hart and Malcolm Tilton and her husband James McGhee. She is survived by her sister Dawna Tilton Esty of Maine, and her children Kim, Mike, Steve and Sue as well as her cousins Janet Hart Lancaster and Dennis Hart.
Services will be held privately by the family in Maine. In lieu of flowers, in honor of her love of cats, please make donations to the Somerset Humane Society in Maine (shsanimalshelter.com) or the Cat Protection Society (thecatprotectionsociety.org) in Florida.