Miriam (Tabb) WILSON MARTIN

MARTIN, WILSON, MCDONALD, TABB

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/30/2011 at 14:18:11

Daily Independent -- Ridgecrest, CA
October 13, 2002

Forty-six year Ridgecrest resident Miriam Martin passed away of natural causes at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital on Wednesday, October 9, 2002. She was 83. A funeral will be held Thursday, October 17, 2002 at 2 pm at the Church of Christ. It will be officiated by Mike Keeter. Visitation is set for Wednesday, October 16, 2002 from 5 to 7 pm at Holland & Lyons Chapel.

Miriam Martin was born April 26, 1919 in Corwith, Iowa. In life she was an Accounting Technician and was retired from China Lake Elementary and Sierra Sands Unified School District. Miriam was a member of the High Desert Quilt Guild, The Good Guys (Retirees of SSUSD) a volunteer for the Desert Empire Fair and a member of the Alzheimer's Support group. She spent many - if not all - summer vacations camping and fishing at Convict Creek with family. She also enjoyed family excursions exploring the High Desert, as well as the Southern Sierras. Her husband, M. R. Tony Martin and son Wallace R. Wilson preceded Miriam in death. She is survived by: Son - Wayne Wilson of June Lake; Daughter - Janet McDonald of Santa Rosa; Granddaughters - Kristin Wilson of Atlanta, Georgia and Anthea McDonald of Santa Rosa; Grandson - Jim Wilson of Savannah, Georgia; Great Grandchildren - Ainslie, Ashtyn and Landon Wilson. Arrangements and media information provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary.

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News Review -- Ridgecrest CA
October 16, 2002

Miriam Martin of Ridgecrest died Oct. 9, 2002 at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. She was 83. Visitation will be held today, Oct. 16 from 5-7 pm at Holland & Lyons Chapel. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 17 at 2 pm at the Church of Christ. Mike Keeter will officiate.

Mrs. Martin was born April 26, 1919 in Corwith, Iowa. She moved to Ridgecrest from Pasadena in 1956. Before retirement, she was an accounting technician at China Lake Elementary and Sierra Sands Unified school districts. She was a member of the Hi Desert Quilt Guild, the Good Guys Club (retirees of Sierra Sands), and an Alzheimer's support group. She volunteered for the Desert Empire Fair and spent many, if not all, summer vacations camping and fishing with family at Convict Creek. She also enjoyed family excursions exploring the high desert and Southern Sierra.

She is survived by her son Wayne Wilson of June Lake; daughter Janet McDonald of Santa Rosa; grandchildren Kristin Wilson of Atlanta, Ga., Jim Wilson of Savannah, Ga., and Anthea McDonald of Santa Rosa; great-grandchildren Ainslie, Ashtyn and Landon Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband M. R. Tony Martin, and son, Wallace R. Wilson. Arrangements were provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary.

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