Martha Williams James, age 92, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021. Martha was born January 20, 1929 along with a twin sister Mary Frances to Sara Amelia Buie Williams and Daniel Gilbert Williams. She was a devoted and loving wife to her husband Bert for 50 years, loving mother and grandmother. Martha was a school teacher for 26 years with Cobb county teaching second grade at Big Shanty and Kennesaw Elementary.
Martha enjoyed travel, gardening, crossword puzzles, games, and playing canasta. She was an avid reader and was health conscious and very active in her church, Kennesaw United Methodist Church. Her son Gilbert McCarthy James joined her in death the next day July 3rd, 2021.
Martha is survived by daughter Amelia Jane (Amy) James; daughter-in-law; Carol James, granddaughter Meagan E. Ellison, grandson Jacob D. Ellison, granddaughter Molly K. Ellison, grandson Joseph R. Ellison, granddaughter Annemarie R. Ellison and granddaughter Abigail L. Ellison. Several nieces and nephews
Martha was preceded in death by her husband Bert McCarthy James; parents Daniel Gilbert Williams and Sara Amelia Buie Williams and 6 brothers and 4 sisters.
A visitation for Martha will be held Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, Kennesaw, Georgia. A graveside service will be Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery, Old Register Way, Statesboro, GA.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com for the James family.
