Obituary: Martha Smith Webb
Martha Smith Webb, 90, of Bolivar, passed from this life Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Lynnfield Place in Selmer, Tennessee.
Mrs. Webb was born Wednesday, November 30, 1932, in Hardeman County, daughter of the late George Will Smith and Ruby Frances Young Smith, living in Lebanon for over 55 years, prior to moving back here in 2007. She married Charles T. Webb on March 2, 1952, and he preceded her in death on July 31, 2003. Mrs. Webb worked for 20 years for the Cedars of Lebanon and in the social security office in Lebanon for five years. She was a 1951 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and pianist for Poplar Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Webb was an avid animal lover and enjoyed crocheting, flowers, and was an amateur photographer. She was active in Lebanon First Baptist Church and also in Bolivar First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Golden Sounds Choir.
Services will be held at the Shackelford Funeral Home chapel on Sunday, July 2, 2023, are 2 p.m. in Bolivar. The burial is in Bolivar Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include two sisters, Frances Sipes of Bolivar and Ruth Smith (Edward) of Selmer; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Georgia Sue Jeter. Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to Bolivar First Baptist Church.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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