Jane Marlette Martin, age 85, died Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick near her home in Southport, NC, with her family by her side. She was born in Burlington, NC on October 26, 1935 to the late Goley and Virginia Horner Marlette. The family moved to High Point, NC when Jane was two years old. She graduated from High Point High School in 1954 and from Woman’s College (now UNC-G) in 1957.
Jane was an elementary school teacher in public schools in Raleigh, High Point, and Guilford County, NC; Little Rock, Arkansas; and at Westchester Academy in High Point. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in High Point, Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock, and Trinity United Methodist Church in Southport. Jane enjoyed singing in the choirs at those churches and singing with the Sea Notes in Southport. She enjoyed memberships in the Oak Island Art Guild, Southport Historical Society, Friends of the Library, Maritime Museum of Southport and the Brunswick County Democratic Party. She was a former member of the Junior Leagues of High Point, NC and Little Rock, Arkansas. She retired from teaching June 1998 and moved to Southport.
Jane enjoyed being with her family, painting, singing, reading, gardening, playing bridge, and walking on the beach. She loved living at the coast and drove frequently to the waterfront in Southport to watch the ibises, up until several weeks before her death.
Jane is survived by her daughter Virginia (Ginny) Martin Craft Fleming and husband, Michael, of Wake Forest, NC; and her son Everette Lewis (Eddie) Martin, Jr. and wife, Melinda, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Grandchildren: Caroline Craft Merrill and husband, Cameron; Hallie Craft Farrell and husband, Kevin; Marlee Martin, and Trip Martin; Great grandchildren Harper, Ellie, Max and Lucy Jane Merrill and Emmett and Isabelle Farrell; two nieces and two nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Anne, and a niece.
Services for Jane will be held Friday afternoon, June 11, 2021 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 209 E. Nash St. in Southport. Visitation will begin at 1:00, followed by the memorial service at 2:00 pm, then a reception in Murrow Hall at the church. Feel free to attend one or all three parts of Jane’s Celebration of Life! In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Coastal Land Trust, 131 Racine Drive, Suite 202, Wilmington, NC 28403; The Poverty Law Center; or to the church of one’s choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.
Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.
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