Mrs. Virginia Crosslin Martin

Virginia (Jean) Crosslin Martin Mrs. Virginia Crosslin Martin departed this life on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 12, at 1:00 p.m. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with Tom Henry officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 3 to 8 at the funeral home. Mrs. Martin had been a resident of the Christian Care Center of Bedford County for several years. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Martin was the last surviving charter member of The Church Of God of Prophecy where she remained a faithful and active member until declining health prohibited her participation and attendance. She served as a Sunday School Teacher, a Women's Missionary Leader, assisted with Vacation Bible Schools and supported all other church activities with her time, resources and prayers. Virginia, lovingly known as "Jean", "or Granny Martin" was a homemaker for many years, and also retired from Empire Pencil Company in 1983. Granny Martin was devoted to her Lord, her husband, her children and her grandchildren. Visitors were always welcomed into her home with warm and gracious hospitality, which usually included a cold glass of sweet tea. She possessed a quick wit, and delightful humor. The sounds of music and laughter often filled the rooms of her home, along with the sound of a friendly, yet competitive Aggravation board game being played by anyone willing to accept her challenge. Although her home would not make the covers of Southern Living, true southern living took place within its walls. She was preceded in death by her father, R.D. Crosslin, her mother Lillie Ramsey, a step-father, Sam Ramsey; a brother, Aubrey Crosslin; and her late husband, Robert Lee Martin. Virginia is survived by three sons; Robert (Trudy ) Martin, Terry (Carla ) Martin, Harvey (Lisa ) Martin; three daughters; Charlotte (David ) Presley, Faye (William ) Crews and Cathy Cooper; 15 grand-children, 11 Great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and scores of friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The American Cancer Society, Bedford County Chapter. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mrs. Virginia Crosslin Martin

August 29, 1921 - October 10, 2013