07/26/17 — MARY WELLONS MARTIN

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MARY WELLONS MARTIN

April 8, 1931-July 23, 2017

Mary Wellons Martin, 86, Micro, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at her home.

Born April 8, 1931, in Johnston County, she was a daughter of the late John Turner and Gertha Jane Parker Wellons.

She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. William Royster Martin; brothers, Eugene Wellons, Egbert Wellons and John Wellons; and sisters, Mildred Bramlett and Myrtle Godwin.

Mary was a member of Micro Original Free Will Baptist Church, but attended Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, where she was active in the church for more than 50 years.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27, 2017, in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joseph Ballance and the Rev. Charles L. Renfrow officiating.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday just prior to the service.

Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in Micro Memorial Gardens.

Surviving are her son, John Bryan Martin and wife, Martha Matthews Martin, of Raleigh; daughter, Teresa Martin Rose and husband, Donnie, of Smithfield; sisters, Jency Griffin and husband, Daniel, of Fayetteville and Leta Pillion of Greensboro; grandchildren, Rebecca Helms and husband, John David, of Clayton, Jennifer Townsend and husband, Kristopher, of Clayton and Brenna Martin and fiancé, Ryan Smith, of Asheville; stepgrandchildren, Ryan Matthews and Caroline Matthews both of Raleigh; and great-grandchildren, Emily Townsend, Alison Townsend, Kate Townsend, Rachel Helms and Jonah Helms.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Free Will Baptist Children's Home, P.O. Box 249, Middlesex, N.C., 27557.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at parrishfh.com.

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Published in Obituaries on July 26, 2017 8:05 AM