Martha Kate Darling

Martha Kate Darling, 88, of Bartlett passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett. She was born November 15, 1927 in McNairy County, TN, was a homemaker and loved to cook especially candy and cookies for her grandchildren. Mrs. Darling was preceded in death by her husband, James Darling and son, Donald Moore. She is survived by her daughter, Martha Bishop (Daniel Bryars) of Odenville, AL; sister, Betty Berretta (Pete) of Bartlett; 3 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd., Bartlett, TN. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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-God's Garden-

God looked around His garden

And He found an empty place.

He then looked down upon this earth

And saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you

And lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering.

He knew you were in pain.

He knew that you would never

Get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough

And the hills are hard to climb.

So, He closed your weary eyelids

And whispered, “Peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you,

But you didn’t go alone,

For part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.