Billie C. Martin's Obituary
Billie Mae Cochran Martin, 91, passed away July 4, 2014 at Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab. Mrs. Martin was born May 22, 1923 in Olive Branch, MS, to Chester Duncan Cochran and Jennie Bibb Mosby Cochran. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Chester Martin, Jr., her brothers, Robert Townes Bibb, and Chester Duncan Cochran, Jr., her sister, Katherine Virginia Bibb Haraway, and her sons-in-law, Ronald Wayne Peyton and Edwin Douglass Cantler, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Donna Martin Gambill, Jenina Martin Cantler, and Amy Martin Peyton McLean (Todd), her son, William Chester Martin (Sheila), eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church for 61 years. On Tuesday, July 8, visitation will be 10 a.m. in the Salmon Room at Second Presbyterian Church followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. in the Chapel. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations in her honor to Second Presbyterian Church.
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