Hester Martin

Published 9:15 am Wednesday, April 20, 2011

SOUTH POINT — Hester Martin, 86, of South Point, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Paynter officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy. Hester was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Lewis County, Ky., a daughter of the late Jesse and Pearl Scott Glenn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo G. Martin; one daughter, Veda Rebekkah Pearl Martin; one sister, Ellen Vincent; and one brother, Eugene Glenn. Hester is survived by five children, David Martin of Barboursville, W.Va., Daniel Martin of South Point, Stephen Martin of Waterloo, Benjamin Martin of South Point and Martha Martin of Huntington, W.Va.; nine grandchildren, Relayna Lockhart, Cheryl Harlow, Michelle Donaldson, Joseph Bice, Sara Strohmeyer, Stephen Martin, Vernon Bice, Rebecca Carpenter and Benjamin Martin, Jr.; four brothers, Harvey, Benjamin, Lonnie, and Alvie Glenn; and two sisters, Deloris Glenn and Bonnie Martin. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.schneidergriffin.com.

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