ANNETTE E. MARTIN
Aug. 9, 1940-Feb. 21, 2010
MOUNT OLIVE -- Arlene Annette Ezzell Martin, 69, 107 Stephens St., died Sunday at home.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Leland Heath officiating. Burial will be in Martin-Price Cemetery.
Born in New Hanover County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Norwood Sr. and Arlene Batson Ezzell.
A homemaker, she was a member of VFW Post 9959 Ladies Auxiliary of Mount Olive. She was also a member of Brownings United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, Hugh Martin; her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Scott Drabek of Jones Creek, Texas; a brother, Clarence Norwood Ezzell Jr. of Wilmington; two granddaughters, Emileigh and Ellie Drabek; a grandson, Jesse Drabek; and a special son-in-law, Randy Owensby of Knoxville, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Leigh Martin Owensby.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home and at other times at the home.
Arrangements are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and online condolences may be sent to www.shumate-faulk.com.
(Pd)
Published in Obituaries on February 23, 2010 1:55 PM