Martha Ruth Brown Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on December 20, 2025, at the age of 96, Martha Ruth Brown (High Point, North Carolina) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Martha Ruth Brown to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Richard Thompson (Rich) and Florence Ina Shaw Thompson; her stepfather Fred Cranford; her stepsiblings, Thaddeus Cranford, Harold Cranford and Frances Hicks; her siblings, Dorothy Thompson Yarborough Dennis, Rachel Thompson Murchison, Caroline Thompson, Archie Thompson and James Dermont Thompson; and her half-siblings, Filmore Thompson, Eldridge Thompson, Talmadge Thompson, Doss Thompson, Rankin Thompson and Ethel Thompson Varner.

She is survived by: her children, Carey Neil Bateman (Nancy), Thomas Brown and Shawn David Brown (Emmanuel Castro); her grandchildren, Richard Todd Bateman (Lori) and Alisha Bateman Burcham (David); her great grandchildren, Olivia Carol Burcham and Richard Cole Bateman; her close friends, Martha Ritchie of Concord, Bill and Nancy Ellis; and her caregivers, Summer and Jackie.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Hospice of the Piedmont, Grace Lutheran Church in Thomaville or Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro.