Ava Gray Martin Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ava Gray Martin (Lumberton, North Carolina), who passed away on February 5, 2021 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ava Gray Martin to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Abner Meares and Cora Baxley Meares; her husband Howard T. Martin; her daughter-in-law Allison Leggett Martin; her grandson Cole Martin; and her siblings, Cecil and Joyce.
She is survived by: her children, Stephen Howard Martin, Michael Alan Martin (Joy), Thrower Martin and Larry J.; her brother Billy Meares; her granddaughter Amanda M. Forester (Randy); her great grandchild Drake Forester; her grandchildren, Michelle Martin and Cobey L. Houser (Rachel Ward Houser); her great grandchild Brystal Gray Houser; her granddaughter Cassie M. Martin (Rubin West); her great grandchild Hayzlie Gray; her niece Cindy Paul Jolly; her close friends, Catherine Floyd, Catherine Byrd and Gail Norris; Scarlet Hope Houser, Christian Howard Houser, Norman Meares, Sally, Ray Branch, Norma, Jeffrey Halliburton and Joe Bracey Freeman.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 5171 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27612.
