Martha
Martha Bynum Thomas Read
Martha Thomas Read, 94, of Lynchburg died on February 28, 2010 at the Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center following several years of declining health. Born on January 17, 1916 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the Honorable Francis Edgar Thomas and Lucy Hawkins Thomas and the wife of John Pendleton Read, Jr. (Jack).
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, F. Edgar Thomas, Jr. and John H. Thomas, her sister, Susannah T. Watson, her sister-in-law, Caroline G. Read, and her brothers-in-law, John D. Watson and Philip A. Read.
She is survived by her three children, Martha Read Hoekstra and her husband Eric S. Hoekstra of Greensboro, NC, Julia Read Morrison and her husband Robert D. Morrison, Jr. of Lynchburg, and J. Pendleton Read, III and his wife Carole Stephens Read of Lynchburg.
Additionally, she is survived by her grandchildren, Margaret Macon Morrison of Greensboro, Robert Read Morrison and his wife Meghan McRee Morrison of Richmond, Eric Bynum Read Hoekstra of Washington, DC, William Pendleton Read of Lynchburg, and her great-granddaughters, Molly McRee Morrison and Lily Read Morrison of Richmond.
Martha was a graduate of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC-Greensboro) and taught high school English in Fayetteville and High Point prior to accepting a position as YWCA Youth Director in Lynchburg where she met Jack.
She became actively involved at St. John\"™s Episcopal Church, but after her marriage to Jack, she joined Westminster Presbyterian Church where his family had been longtime members. In more recent years, she returned to St. John\"™s where she remained active until her health prevented regular participation. Although she was a member of the Dogwood Garden Club, the Junior League of Lynchburg, and various church organizations, Martha\"™s devotion to family was her greatest joy in life.
Following a family burial service, a memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at St. John\"™s Episcopal Church by the Rev. Diane E. Vie and Martha\"™s son-in-law, the Rev. Robert D. Morrison, Jr. The family will receive friends at a reception after the service in Magill Hall at St. John\"™s Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to St. John\"™s Episcopal Church or Hospice of the Hills.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, F. Edgar Thomas, Jr. and John H. Thomas, her sister, Susannah T. Watson, her sister-in-law, Caroline G. Read, and her brothers-in-law, John D. Watson and Philip A. Read.
She is survived by her three children, Martha Read Hoekstra and her husband Eric S. Hoekstra of Greensboro, NC, Julia Read Morrison and her husband Robert D. Morrison, Jr. of Lynchburg, and J. Pendleton Read, III and his wife Carole Stephens Read of Lynchburg.
Additionally, she is survived by her grandchildren, Margaret Macon Morrison of Greensboro, Robert Read Morrison and his wife Meghan McRee Morrison of Richmond, Eric Bynum Read Hoekstra of Washington, DC, William Pendleton Read of Lynchburg, and her great-granddaughters, Molly McRee Morrison and Lily Read Morrison of Richmond.
Martha was a graduate of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC-Greensboro) and taught high school English in Fayetteville and High Point prior to accepting a position as YWCA Youth Director in Lynchburg where she met Jack.
She became actively involved at St. John\"™s Episcopal Church, but after her marriage to Jack, she joined Westminster Presbyterian Church where his family had been longtime members. In more recent years, she returned to St. John\"™s where she remained active until her health prevented regular participation. Although she was a member of the Dogwood Garden Club, the Junior League of Lynchburg, and various church organizations, Martha\"™s devotion to family was her greatest joy in life.
Following a family burial service, a memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at St. John\"™s Episcopal Church by the Rev. Diane E. Vie and Martha\"™s son-in-law, the Rev. Robert D. Morrison, Jr. The family will receive friends at a reception after the service in Magill Hall at St. John\"™s Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to St. John\"™s Episcopal Church or Hospice of the Hills.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.
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