Individual Details
Helen Martha Hall
(13 Nov 1917 - 4 Mar 2011)
Martha Hall Thomas, 93, of Austin, TX and Horseshoe Bay, TX died peacefully at her residence in the Plaza at Querencia Barton Creek, Austin, TX on March 4, 2011. Born November 13, 1917 in Nelsonville, Ohio, she was the second child of the late Herman A. and Helen Gertz Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, John F. Thomas MD, her brother Richard A. Hall and her sister Marion Hall Mitchell.
Martha graduated from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was working in a laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania when she met the dashing young medical student, John Thomas from Austin who was captured by Martha's beauty and zest for life. Martha and John married June 21, 1941, and together they had 5 children. Following WW II and Dr. Thomas' surgery fellowship, the family settled back into life in Austin, TX.
Life with 5 children only 8 years apart was busy for Martha as homemaker. Besides all the children's activities, she was involved with the Junior League of Austin, The Settlement Club of Austin, ice skating and sewing circles. When she and Dr. Thomas moved to Horseshoe Bay, TX, she became involved with The Little Theater of Horseshoe Bay, Horseshoe Bay Garden Club, Marble Falls Library and The Crisis Center of Marble Falls. She became an avid bridge player late in life.
Martha and John spent many weekends at the TP Ranch with family and friends. Martha loved the Texas Hill Country and enjoyed all the wildflowers and songbirds that resided there. Called "Mammer" by her 11 grandchildren, they loved the summers and holidays at the TP when each meal ended with John saying "It is all good Martha".
Always the life of the party, Martha and John enjoyed dancing together, especially to the circle of onlookers when they danced the polka. Martha thrilled her friends with creative costumes for Halloween and other party occasions. She and John traveled the world learning about the different breeds of cattle. The proudest accomplishment for Martha Thomas was that all of her 5 children graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.
Her children include Mary Helen Thomas Davenport and husband Claude J. Davenport III, Houston, TX, John Hall Thomas, Van Horn, TX, Susan Thomas Jastrow and husband Kenneth M. Jastrow II, Round Mountain, TX, Sarah Fulton Thomas, Round Mountain, TX, James William Thomas and wife Tina Cordes-Thomas, Cedar Park, TX.
Grandchildren are as follows: James Fulton Davenport, Thomas Carlton Davenport, Rachel Thomas Fessler, Benjamin Hall Thomas, Joshua Mark Thomas, Martha Jastrow McCartt, Kenneth M. Jastrow III, Corbin Thomas Jastrow, Helen Michelle Smith, Lindsay Elizabeth Smith and Michael Addison Smith. She is also survived by 15 great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service for Martha Thomas will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 11th, 2011 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX. A celebratory reception honoring Martha's life will be held in the Parish Hall after the service. Honorary pallbearers for the Memorial Service are Grover Bynum MD, Steve Clark MD, Earl Grant MD, Robert E. Green, Francis A. Morris MD, James A. Prentice MD, and Jack Schneider MD.
Internment for Martha Thomas will be previous to the Memorial Service at 12:30 PM. Oakwood Cemetery is located at 1601 Navasota. Austin, TX 78702. The Thomas family plot is located to the East of Comal Street. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the John Thomas Library Fund c/o St. David's Foundation, 811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 600, Austin, TX 78704 or Trinity Episcopal Church, Marble Falls, TX.
The family offers special thanks to Kwahla Altai, Martha's loving caregiver for the past year and for the compassionate care of the 3rd floor staff at Plaza, Querencia Barton Creek.
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 - (512) 452-8811. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com
Published in Houston Chronicle on March 9, 2011
Parents:
Herman Allen Hall (1886 - 1976)
Helen Nora Gertz Hall (1896 - 1987)
Spouse: John Fulton Thomas (1916 - 1993)*
Sibling:
Richard Howard Hall (1916 - 2007)*
Martha Hall Thomas (1917 - 2011)
Martha graduated from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was working in a laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania when she met the dashing young medical student, John Thomas from Austin who was captured by Martha's beauty and zest for life. Martha and John married June 21, 1941, and together they had 5 children. Following WW II and Dr. Thomas' surgery fellowship, the family settled back into life in Austin, TX.
Life with 5 children only 8 years apart was busy for Martha as homemaker. Besides all the children's activities, she was involved with the Junior League of Austin, The Settlement Club of Austin, ice skating and sewing circles. When she and Dr. Thomas moved to Horseshoe Bay, TX, she became involved with The Little Theater of Horseshoe Bay, Horseshoe Bay Garden Club, Marble Falls Library and The Crisis Center of Marble Falls. She became an avid bridge player late in life.
Martha and John spent many weekends at the TP Ranch with family and friends. Martha loved the Texas Hill Country and enjoyed all the wildflowers and songbirds that resided there. Called "Mammer" by her 11 grandchildren, they loved the summers and holidays at the TP when each meal ended with John saying "It is all good Martha".
Always the life of the party, Martha and John enjoyed dancing together, especially to the circle of onlookers when they danced the polka. Martha thrilled her friends with creative costumes for Halloween and other party occasions. She and John traveled the world learning about the different breeds of cattle. The proudest accomplishment for Martha Thomas was that all of her 5 children graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.
Her children include Mary Helen Thomas Davenport and husband Claude J. Davenport III, Houston, TX, John Hall Thomas, Van Horn, TX, Susan Thomas Jastrow and husband Kenneth M. Jastrow II, Round Mountain, TX, Sarah Fulton Thomas, Round Mountain, TX, James William Thomas and wife Tina Cordes-Thomas, Cedar Park, TX.
Grandchildren are as follows: James Fulton Davenport, Thomas Carlton Davenport, Rachel Thomas Fessler, Benjamin Hall Thomas, Joshua Mark Thomas, Martha Jastrow McCartt, Kenneth M. Jastrow III, Corbin Thomas Jastrow, Helen Michelle Smith, Lindsay Elizabeth Smith and Michael Addison Smith. She is also survived by 15 great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service for Martha Thomas will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 11th, 2011 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX. A celebratory reception honoring Martha's life will be held in the Parish Hall after the service. Honorary pallbearers for the Memorial Service are Grover Bynum MD, Steve Clark MD, Earl Grant MD, Robert E. Green, Francis A. Morris MD, James A. Prentice MD, and Jack Schneider MD.
Internment for Martha Thomas will be previous to the Memorial Service at 12:30 PM. Oakwood Cemetery is located at 1601 Navasota. Austin, TX 78702. The Thomas family plot is located to the East of Comal Street. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the John Thomas Library Fund c/o St. David's Foundation, 811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 600, Austin, TX 78704 or Trinity Episcopal Church, Marble Falls, TX.
The family offers special thanks to Kwahla Altai, Martha's loving caregiver for the past year and for the compassionate care of the 3rd floor staff at Plaza, Querencia Barton Creek.
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 - (512) 452-8811. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com
Published in Houston Chronicle on March 9, 2011
Parents:
Herman Allen Hall (1886 - 1976)
Helen Nora Gertz Hall (1896 - 1987)
Spouse: John Fulton Thomas (1916 - 1993)*
Sibling:
Richard Howard Hall (1916 - 2007)*
Martha Hall Thomas (1917 - 2011)
Events
| Birth | 13 Nov 1917 | Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 21 Jun 1941 | Dr. John Fulton Thomas | |||
| Death | 4 Mar 2011 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | |||
| Obituary | 9 Mar 2011 | Houston, Harris County, Texas |  | ||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, Texas |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Dr. John Fulton Thomas (1916 - 1993) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Burial
Plot: Section BEndnotes
1. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL9-4K3X : 26 October 2016), Martha Hall Thomas, Texas, United States, 09 Mar 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Houston Chronicle, born-digital text..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 66668629.