Mary L. Martin

Mary L. Martin obituary, Gainesville, GA

Mary L. Martin

Mary Martin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Memorial Park Funeral Home - Main Chapel on Oct. 31, 2025.
Mrs. Mary L. Martin, age 86, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025 in Cleveland, Georgia. She was born to the late Terrell Philyaw and Willie Mae Godrey Philyaw on June 19, 1939 in Gainesville, Georgia.
A funeral service will be held at the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM. Reverend Benji Boone and Reverend Mark Stroud will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Mrs. Martin is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Winburn Martin; daughters, Kimberly Martin, Lydia Tucker; brother, Audrey Philyaw; sisters, Verdell Nix, Lena Harper, and Connie Seay.
She is survived by her daughters, Wanda (Charles) Dowdy of Cleveland, GA; Donna G. Gee of Maysville, GA; sons, Todd (Rhonda) Martin of Gillsville, GA, Rick (Pam) Tucker of Gainesville, GA; grandchildren, Jada Boone, Nicole Mooney, Cody Tucker, Courtney Dowdy, Cory Tucker, Kalen Carlyle, Peyton Matuszak; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Peggy Jarrett of Gillsville, GA; and a number of nephews and nieces.
A special thanks to April Stephens and Gateway Nursing Home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Drive, Gainesville, Georgia 30504 is in charge of the arrangements.
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