Mary Martha Waldron Carpenter

New Hampton, NY

At about 8:30 this Friday, October 2, 2009 morning, Mary Martha Waldron Carpenter of New Hampton entered into Heavenly rest and joined God's Angels, along with her mother, father and brother, Ed. She was 74.

Mary was born in Erie, PA on June 29, 1935, the daughter of The Very Reverend Kenneth R. and Mary Horton Waldron. She graduated from Avalon High School, Avalon, PA, Slippery Rock State University, Slippery Rock, PA with a Bachelor's degree in Education. She taught in Shaler Township, PA, Mount Vernon, NY and retired from Middletown School District as an Elementary Teacher.

She was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church in Middletown; served as a Sunday School Teacher, a member of the Vestry and clerk of the Vestry, Head Acolyte, lector, Lay Eucharistic Minister; member of the Guild of St. Margaret; founded Gifts of Grace Gift Shop; member of R.E.N.T., and was a member of the Mid Hudson Regional Council, Episcopal Diocese of New York.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Carpenter, whom she married in 1960; her daughter, Carolyn Sue Carpenter Barnes and her husband, Kenneth of New Hampton; her son, Joseph Frances Carpenter and his wife, Susan of Mattituck; two grandsons, Nicholas Kenneth Barnes and Coleman Joseph Barnes of New Hampton; brother, John Friend Waldron and his wife, Janet of Ocala, FL; two sisters, Jane Luella Banning of Philadelphia, PA and Sara Mae Doughtery and her husband, Joe of Pittsburg, PA; 13 nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents and brother, The Rev. Edward Owen Waldron.

A Requiem Mass will be announced and celebrated at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Guild of St. Margaret, 12 Depot St., Middletown, NY 10940.

Arrangements are under the guidance of Morse Funeral Home, Inc., 33 Railroad Ave., Middletown, NY; 845-343-6918.