It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rachel Newel Martin Nitsche of Millbrook, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 85, on January 28, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Tom Martin and Agnes Martin. She is survived by : her children, Sharon Freeman (Mike), David Thurman (Mary Beth), Daniel Thurman (Suzy), Michael Thurman (Astghik) and Arthur Thurman; her grandchildren, Andrew Freeman (Kristen), Mary Rachel Eshleman (Ted), Philip Freeman (Sarah), Stephen Freeman (Maggie), Thomas Thurman (Erika), Deborah Thurman (Dan Normandin), Mary Elizabeth Lambert (Jeff), Eric Thurman, Christina Thurman, Kathryn Thurman, Anna Thurman and Jonathan Thurman; and her great grandchildren, David Freeman, Anna Freeman, Mary Frances Freeman, Elizabeth Freeman, William Freeman, Jane Freeman, Margaret Eshleman, Catherine Eshleman, Henry Eshleman, Lou Freeman, John Freeman and Hollis Thurman.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Rachel's honor to Bethel Church, PO Box 494, Selma, AL 36792.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Brookside Funeral Home