Still missing you after all this time, dear friend.  I hope that you are at peace in God's home.

It has been a year since Martha went home to God, but I still feel her nearby. She, Kay, and I were dear  friends from high school on, especially through the ups and downs of our lives, regardless of the miles between us. Her constant peace and sense of humor were an anchor for me and I deeply miss our conversations these days 😢.  Martha was an angel on earth and she is definitely one in heaven. 

Martha was a wonderful friend. It is hard to believe she has been gone a year. Malcolm, you were so special to her. She loved you dearly. I miss our weekly talks on the phone. I am thankful she is now whole and full of joy in heaven. 

     Martha was my sorority sister for  over 30 years. She will be remembered for her gentle spirit and beautiful smile. She was an outstanding math teacher,  and her students and fellow teachers were an important part of her life.  
      Martha’s  faith was  paramount to who she was. . She became a Stephen Minister.  She ministered  to members of her church, Trenholm Road Methodist Church,  who needed  a caregiver after a life crisis. Martha was a beautiful Christian, a loving friend. 
        I will remember her in this way!  Geri Cutler

My heart is saddened when I received the news of the passing of Ms. Judkins.  I will miss seeing her every week I will always remember her caring heart, her kindness, words of encouragement, ways of making me smile and hearing her wonderful Laughs.
I feel confident you are resting now. Take your rest, well done good and faithful servant. Ms. Judkins, you will forever live in my heart. I love you.

I met Martha when she joined Alpha Delta Kappa over 30 years ago.  Her friend at Spring Valley High School introduced her to us and she was a dedicated  member.  She served as president, treasurer and other offices.  I remember she gave programs on her summer travels, and after hearing her story of going to Alaska  I decided I had to make that trip.  We would have lunch together with other members in the summer.  Martha was always fun to be with and had a wonderful sense of humor.  We have been telephone buddies for the past years .  She would call and say is this a good time to talk.  She was a special friend and I will miss her.  The last time we talked she quoted Winston Churchhill
to me.  It was so funny I wrote it down.  

Martha and I worked together from 1971-2001, she in the Math Department and I in the English Department and Administration.  I could always count on Martha to have a quiet, ready smile to share no matter what was going on.  I was surprised when I learned she had a great love of literature.  We also shared love of Dr. Jack Ashley in the USC English Department.  For years she sat in on his classes--Milton, Shakespeare, Flannery O'Connor.  I was privileged to join Martha in his O'Connor class during his last year teaching.  For an English teacher, sharing that experience with Martha was a great joy.  RIP, Friend.

I actually met Martha when I was a student teacher at Richland Northeast.  She taught math and I was a student teacher in biology.  She helped me learn to use the copier and I was grateful for that.  I was hired the following year and I will always remember having conversations with her in C hall (science)as she often passed through there on her way to E hall (math). 

I taught with Martha several years at Richland Northeast. I always appreciated how Martha took the time to help me with math areas I was inexperienced with, and she did it without making me feel stupid.  She had a great since of humor about teaching, and always had something funny to say in departmental meetings. 

Martha and I taught at Spring Valley and Richland Northeast High Schools in the Math Department.  At Northeast, our classrooms were side by side.  Yes, we knocked on the  wall between us sometimes.  Martha was smart and really knew her math.  She was also a sweet and caring person.  Most recently, Martha and I corresponded by email.  She seemed to really enjoy the videos and pictures of our ducks.  Martha  replied to each email and told me that she had shared my emails with other friends.  I am glad our ducks brought her joy and laughter.
My prayers are with her family.

Martha was part of our family.  From my earliest memories she was with us at different family gatherings.  Holidays, birthdays and even family vacations Martha was there. She was my algebra 3/trigonometry teacher. I was worried about having someone so close to me as my teacher but she separated personal and professional just as perfect as could be imagined. Martha had a great sense of humor. She loved to laugh which made her even more a part of our crazy family.  I loved Martha dearly and she will be missed 

Martha and I met when we were both math teachers at Spring Valley High School the year it opened.  We became very good friends and she became like a family member.  She went camping and picnicking with our family, we shared birthday and Christmas celebrations, we mourned the loss of our parents together and our boys think of her as a special aunt.

Martha was very intelligent and a gifted, innovative, respected teacher.  To her many friends she was a trusted confidant, financial advisor, prayer partner and source of encouragement and wisdom.  One of her most special talents was listening, a rare one for sure.  She always gave you her full attention and made you feel what you were saying was important.  She was a special, caring person.  I miss her already and know I always will. 

I have known Martha since junior high school and always considered her one of my dearest friends.  We had fun together in junior high and high school, along with our buddy Kay, and I treasure the memories that we made together. We are fortunate to have kept our friendship together all these years, and I am devastated by this loss. God bless you, Martha. We will be together in eternity!

Martha has been a close friend since junior high.  We enjoyed playing tennis, shooting pool, and playing cards as teenagers. As adults, she traveled all over the world  while I raised a family but we never lost touch. In later years, we talked on the phone weekly. Martha was very smart and a wonderful math teacher. The most important thing is that Martha is a Christian and she is having the time of her life in heaven. See you soon, Martha!

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Martha Karen Judkins

16 juin 1945 – 30 juin 2020

Elmwood Funeral Home, Cremation Service and Cemetery

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