Gail (Simpkin) Martin, 60, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2016.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Shirley (Dutra) Monteiro and Kenneth Simpkin, she lived in St. Petersburg for the past 26 years.
Gail was employed at Kane's Furniture where she recently celebrated 20 years of service.
She loved bragging about her grandchildren, going fishing on their boat, cars and motorcycles, and looked forward to going on yearly cruises.
Survivors include her husband Michael Martin, to whom she was married for 28 years; daughter Brandi Kirby and her children Kendra Sarmento and Mason Kirby, all of Fairhaven; daughter Erika Bair and her husband Kenneth and daughter Moiraey, all of Indiana as well as Erika's other children, Caitlin Copice and Zackary Politano both of Massachusetts; her brothers, Russell Simpkin of California and Kenneth Simpkin and his wife Heather of Connecticut; and her sister, Rita Struchen and her husband Earl of Georgia.
A memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday December 27, 2016 from 4-7 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.