Martha Belle Woolery Sneed

Martha Woolery Sneed died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Pensacola, Florida. She was born to James Myron Woolery and Grace Godfrey Woolery in Louisville, Kentucky in 1932. Martha grew up and spent much of her adult life in Raleigh, North Carolina.

As a youth she enjoyed spending summers at Camp Pinnacle near Hendersonville NC, playing violin, and visiting her maternal relatives in Birmingham, Alabama. She received her high school diploma from St. Mary's School in 1949 and earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Duke University in 1953. After raising her children she returned to the workforce at Cameron-Brown, and later at Occidental Life Insurance.

Martha was predeceased by her parents, her brother James G. Woolery, and her former husband Henry M. Sneed. She is survived by her children Michael Sneed and wife Marizol Martinez of Raleigh NC, and Martha Anne Kelson and husband Russell Kelson of Walnut Hill FL, as well as by grandchildren Annabelle Sneed and Adrian Sneed of Raleigh NC, step grandchildren Jeannette Kelson and Charlie Kelson of Pensacola, and step great grandchildren Cheyenne Kelson and Maggie Kelson of Pensacola.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, located at 715 Nazareth Street, Raleigh, NC. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, NC. The Mass will be recorded and posted to this memorial page later in the day for viewing for those unable to attend.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Wake County Animal Adoption Center, 820 Beacon Lake Drive, Raleigh NC 27610.

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