Individual Details
Martha Jewel Carter
(13 Apr 1933 - 3 Mar 2017)
Martha Rigdon
1933 – 2017
Martha Jewel Carter Rigdon went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 3, 2017 following a lengthy battle with dementia.
Martha was born April 13, 1933 in Red Bay, Florida. Martha was wed to Robert Lee on January 16, 1954 and moved to Panama City, Florida. Martha was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, cooking, embroidery and sewing clothes for her daughters. Martha’s greatest love was to spend time with her four grandsons.
Martha was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years. She was an active member of the Lauren Merriam Sunday School class and enjoyed helping with Vacation Bible School. Martha was also active member of the Paper Dolls.
Martha is preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Bob.
Martha is survived by her two daughters, Lee (Greg) Wood of Pensacola, FL; and Lynn (Chris) Nordlinder Panama City, FL.
She is survived by four grandsons: Jordan Wood, Hampton Wood, Curt (Javina) Ward, and Bruce Ward; and great-granddaughters: Kenzie Ward and Kendall Ward and Brecklen Erlenbusch.
A Celebration of Life service will be held in Martha’s home church, First Presbyterian Church in the Merriam Sunday school classroom, Panama City, Florida on Wednesday, March 8th at 4:00 p.m.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until funeral service begins at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Red Bay Presbyterian Church in Red Bay, FL. Graveside services will immediately follow in the Red Bay Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Greg, Jordan and Hampton Wood; Chris Nordlinder; Curt and Bruce Ward. Honorary pallbearers are: Buddy and Richard Holley, Larry Kinsey and Jack McKeithen.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Trahan Family Funeral Home in Pensacola, Florida.
Floral arrangements are being handled by Southern Gardens Florist in Pensacola, Florida.
The family wishes to thank Tracy and Home Instead Senior Care and the nurses and CNAs of Azalea Trace. The family expressly thanks Covenant Hospice for their care.
Those desiring to make memorial donations to Covenant Hospice Care, 5041 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504.
1933 – 2017
Martha Jewel Carter Rigdon went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 3, 2017 following a lengthy battle with dementia.
Martha was born April 13, 1933 in Red Bay, Florida. Martha was wed to Robert Lee on January 16, 1954 and moved to Panama City, Florida. Martha was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, cooking, embroidery and sewing clothes for her daughters. Martha’s greatest love was to spend time with her four grandsons.
Martha was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years. She was an active member of the Lauren Merriam Sunday School class and enjoyed helping with Vacation Bible School. Martha was also active member of the Paper Dolls.
Martha is preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Bob.
Martha is survived by her two daughters, Lee (Greg) Wood of Pensacola, FL; and Lynn (Chris) Nordlinder Panama City, FL.
She is survived by four grandsons: Jordan Wood, Hampton Wood, Curt (Javina) Ward, and Bruce Ward; and great-granddaughters: Kenzie Ward and Kendall Ward and Brecklen Erlenbusch.
A Celebration of Life service will be held in Martha’s home church, First Presbyterian Church in the Merriam Sunday school classroom, Panama City, Florida on Wednesday, March 8th at 4:00 p.m.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until funeral service begins at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Red Bay Presbyterian Church in Red Bay, FL. Graveside services will immediately follow in the Red Bay Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Greg, Jordan and Hampton Wood; Chris Nordlinder; Curt and Bruce Ward. Honorary pallbearers are: Buddy and Richard Holley, Larry Kinsey and Jack McKeithen.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Trahan Family Funeral Home in Pensacola, Florida.
Floral arrangements are being handled by Southern Gardens Florist in Pensacola, Florida.
The family wishes to thank Tracy and Home Instead Senior Care and the nurses and CNAs of Azalea Trace. The family expressly thanks Covenant Hospice for their care.
Those desiring to make memorial donations to Covenant Hospice Care, 5041 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504.
Events
| Birth | 13 Apr 1933 | Redbay, Walton County, Florida | |||
| Marriage | 16 Jan 1954 | Robert Lee Rigdon | |||
| Death | 3 Mar 2017 | Escambia County, Florida | |||
| Burial | Red Bay Cemetery, Redbay, Walton County, Florida |  |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Lee Rigdon (1923 - 2009) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 177233183.