Irene Morris Martin: Obituary

Mrs. Irene Morris Martin, age 90 of Martin’s Bluff, Blairsville, passed peacefully  on Tuesday December 10, 2019 following an extended illness. Mrs. Martin was born on June 30, 1929 in Hapeville, GA., the daughter of the late Jack Morris and the late Rosalie Morris Cardwell. Mrs. Martin had lived in Blairsville since 1989. She is preceded in death by two sisters, Jacqueline Bumbaugh & Eleanor Pitman, and a son, Jeffrey Paul Martin. Mrs. Martin was a long-time member of the Coosa United Methodist Church.

Surviving Mrs. Martin is her loving husband and best friend of 63 years, Robert Eugene Martin Sr. of Blairsville, three sons, Jack Love of Memphis, TN, Fred Love of Atlanta, GA, Robert Martin Jr. of Seattle, WA, two daughters, Rosanne Love of Atlanta, GA, and Michele (husband Richard) Kenney of San Diego, CA. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Jonathan, Daniel, Michael and Larissa, and nine great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm at the Coosa United Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Watkins officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in the Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in East Point, GA. The family will meet with friends from 2:00-3:00 pm prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association (10 Glenlake Pkwy NE South Tower Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30328) or Coosa United Methodist Church, (767 Mulkey Gap Rd., Blairsville, GA 30512) in Mrs. Martin’s memory.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.