Gussie Mae Overton Martin Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 3, 2025, at the age of 86, Gussie Mae Overton Martin (Charlottesville, Virginia) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Thelwood Ragland, Sr. and Willie Elise Overton White; her grandparents, Willie Ellerson (W. E.) and Pauline Overton; her son Arthur S. Martin Jr.; her grandson Orlando K. Martin Jr.; her great grandchild Daimon Leon Harris; and her siblings, Barbara Jean Payne and Ellerson R. Overton, Sr..

She is survived by: her friends, Flossie Hawkins and Harriet Lowe; her boyfriend Charles Payne; her children, Orlando Martin, Sr. (Abagail), Randall Martin (Rita), Fernando Martin (Carolyn), Marcella Martin and Trice Anderson; her grandchildren, Travis, Tracey, Timothy, Latoya, Donise, Sol, Shasta, Shamaine, Asia, Marquis, Shalandra, Fabian, Kendra, Tynisa, Cidric, Kareem, Martina and Kainan; her siblings, Rhonda Gaines (Mark), Charlene Cater (Wayne), Oleatha Bates (Johnny), Charles Ragland Jr. (Anita) and Craig Ragland; her uncle George Ragland; her aunt Flora Washington; her siblings-in-law, Catherine Overton, Rev. Dorothy, Sandra, Yvonne Payne and Rev. Lloyd Martin, Sr.; and her siblings' children, Rhonda Washington and Lewis Jackson. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.