Melba Wertz Martin
Melba W. Martin, 98, widow of Raymond M. Martin, peacefully went to be with the Lord with her family by her side on Monday, January 13, 2025. She was born on February 18, 1926 to the late Denton and Hester Showalter Wertz. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Kolmer Wertz.
Melba was retired from the Roanoke County School system where she worked in the cafeteria for many years. She was a life-long devoted member of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren. She was devoted to her family, a caring and loving mother and grandmother, always there to support her family. She was a tireless worker and loved keeping an immaculate garden.
Melba will be missed and remembered by her daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Ronnie Louthen and Teresa and Bruce Stritesky; grandchildren and their spouses, Benjamin and Chelsea, Garrett and Adrienne, Sawyer and Olivia, and Jacob; great-grandchildren, Carter, Remington, Kendall, Cooper, and Josiah; as well as a multitude of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Peters Creek Church of the Brethren with Pastor Edward Woodard officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road.
The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff of Good Samaritan Hospice for the care they have shown.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Peters Creek Church of the Brethren.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.simpsonfuneral.com