She was born April 20, 1939, in Liberty Hill, Texas, to Harve Augustus Smith and Georgia Maxwell Smith. She was a graduate of Austin High School and a lifetime Austinite. She was also a member of The First Baptist Church of Austin.
Martha was preceded in death by her mother and father; brothers Elmo Smith, Glen Smith, Thomas Smith and sister-in-law Jimmie Sue Smith, Donald Ray Smith; sister Bernice Smith Gurley and her loving husband of thirty-one years, Eugene Edward Johnson.
She is survived by her son, Dearl Croft, and wife, Debby Croft of Cedar Creek, Texas; daughter Sonja Johnson Long and husband Brent Long of Austin, Texas; granddaughters Keira Vardell and Lyndsey Long; great-grandchildren Ean Denton and Madden Denton; brother-in-law Jessie Gurley and many beloved nieces and nephews.
A private service, due to the pandemic, will be held and officiated by Doug Keenan on March 20, 2020, at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks, Austin, Texas. At a later date, we will have a celebration of Martha’s life and a gathering of family and friends at her daughter’s home in Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
