Martha Elizabeth Newby

Martha Elizabeth Allen Newby 92, passed away November 27, 2014, at Athens –Limestone Hospital. Services for Mrs. Newby are Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Sardis Springs Baptist Church with visitation from 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Burial will be in Sardis Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Tim Keenum and Bro. Jack Bailey officiating. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home handling arrangements. Martha Newby was born January 26, 1922 in Columbia, Tennessee to William James Allen and Gladys Wilson Allen. She graduated from Columbia Central High School in 1940 and Athens College in 1944 where she meet her husband, James Martin Newby. They were married for 68 years until Mr. Newby’s death in 2012. She was a teacher at Copeland School and Johnson Jr. High School. Mrs. Newby was a member of Sardis Springs Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and sang in the choir for many years. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother with many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Martin Newby, her parents, sisters, Mary Frances Gladney, Annie Walker Bailey, Gladys Clymer, Marguerite Allen, brothers, Jimmy Allen, Evan Allen and Paul Allen. Mrs. Newby is survived by her sons, James Martin Newby, Jr. and wife, Martha and Jerry Allen Newby and wife, Dianne, both of Athens; daughter, Susan Newby Ming and husband, Bill of Athens; grandchildren, John Martin Newby and wife Monica, Leigh Anne Toone and husband, Shane, James Michael Newby and wife, Lindsay, Elizabeth Ann Crow and husband, Justin. Mary Anna Newby, Jerry Allen Newby, Jr. and wife, Ashley, William Calvin Ming, Jr., Elizabeth Newby Ming, Sarah Martha Ming; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Ernest Wilson Allen and wife, Virginia of Columbia, TN; sister-in-laws, Lorene Allen of Columbia, TN and Wynelle Allen of Pulaski, TN and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be John Newby, Leigh Anne Toone, James Newby, Elizabeth Crow, Mary Anna Newby, Jerry Allen Newby, Jr., William Ming, Elizabeth Ming and Sarah Ming. The family would like to thank the caregivers for their loving kindness and loyalty. Memorials may be made to the Sardis Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 18310 AL Highway 251, Athens, AL 35613 or the Athens State University Scholarship Fund Foundation, P.O. Box 70 Athens, AL 35612, Martha A. Newby Scholarship Fund. Sign our celebration wall at limestonechapel.com

Martha Elizabeth Newby

January 26, 1922 - November 27, 2014