It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Ellen Martin of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 80, on February 11, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruth Ellen Martin to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Genevieve Cockrell and Edgar Cockrell; her sister Genevieve Cockrell; and her granddaughter Blaise (Richard). She is survived by : her husband Richard Austin Martin; her siblings, Harry (Linda), Betty Jean (Eddie), Mary Virginia and Sharon; her children, Eddie (Karen), Scott (Natalie), Donnie (Cindy), Sam and Joey (Emma); her grandchildren, Mackenzie, Kelly, Hannah, Jamie, Grace, Atticus, Jackson, Kinsley, Kyle and Joel; and her great grandchildren, Parker and Isaiah.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church (327 Vermont Ave. Oak Ridge, TN 37830) On February 19th, the family will receive friends at St. Mary's at 1 p.m., a rosary will be prayed at 1:50 p.m., and a funeral mass will follow at 2:00 p.m.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Weatherford Mortuary