Ella Jim Martin, 87, of Ocilla, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Magnolia Place Assisted Living Home in Ocilla, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Frank Primitive Baptist Church, in Irwin County, Georgia, with Elder Edward McIntyre officiating and Spencer Martin officiating the graveside. Interment will follow in the Frank Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services in the church sanctuary.
Mrs. Martin was born February 7, 1935, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Jimmy Lee & Vasthi Royal Myers. She previously worked with the Irwin County Health Department and with Luke Peanut & Grain; however, her life was devoted to being a farmer’s wife and caregiver to all of her precious grandchildren. She was a member of Frank Primitive Baptist Church, where she was chairperson of the meals committee for many years. She was also a member of the Ladies Circle and the Lamplighter’s Circle.
She is survived by her children and their spouses: Alan Martin & Clarissa, Lee Martin & Holli, and Mary Lynn Bracewell & Jackie; grandchildren: Missy Paris & Taylor, Nathan Martin & Alecia, Morgan Odom & Edwin, Spencer Martin & Kaley, Peyton Martin, Shane Bracewell and Laura Bracewell; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Martin, and a daughter-in-law, Sharon Martin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Frank Primitive Baptist Church Youth Program, % Melanie Royal, 184 Sol Road, Fitzgerald, Georgia, 31750 or the Magnolia Place, 300 West 2nd Street, Ocilla, Georgia, 31774.