Individual Details
Vada Lillian Martin
(7 Feb 1939 - 31 Aug 2022)
Vada Thompson of Pennsylvania. Cremated.
Vada Lillian Thompson, 83, passed away on August 31, 2022. She was born on February 7, 1939, in Marcella, Arkansas to the late Alva Martin and Doris (Tuttle) Martin.
Vada enjoyed reading, baking, and gardening with her husband. She also liked to can the vegetables from her garden. She loved attending church at Harbor Lights Temple Pentecostal Church in Batesville. Above all else, she loved spending time with her family. Vada was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be missed by all those who loved her.
She is survived by her husband, Doyle Thompson; son, Darryl Thompson (Tracy); daughters, Phyllis Watts (Patrick), Paula Paulukonis (John), and Ann Nelson (Don); brother, Lonnie Martin (Ruth); sisters, Lola Solida and Nola Pyle; thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; four sisters; son, Roy Thompson; daughter, Denise Gehman; and grandson, Christopher Canard.
Vada Lillian Thompson, 83, passed away on August 31, 2022. She was born on February 7, 1939, in Marcella, Arkansas to the late Alva Martin and Doris (Tuttle) Martin.
Vada enjoyed reading, baking, and gardening with her husband. She also liked to can the vegetables from her garden. She loved attending church at Harbor Lights Temple Pentecostal Church in Batesville. Above all else, she loved spending time with her family. Vada was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be missed by all those who loved her.
She is survived by her husband, Doyle Thompson; son, Darryl Thompson (Tracy); daughters, Phyllis Watts (Patrick), Paula Paulukonis (John), and Ann Nelson (Don); brother, Lonnie Martin (Ruth); sisters, Lola Solida and Nola Pyle; thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; four sisters; son, Roy Thompson; daughter, Denise Gehman; and grandson, Christopher Canard.
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1939 | Marcella, Stone County, Arkansas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 5 Apr 1940 | (Alva Charles Martin and Doris Olga Tuttle) Bellmore, Stone County, Arkansas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 25 Apr 1950 | (Alva Charles Martin and Doris Olga Tuttle) Bellmore, Stone County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage License | 17 Sep 1958 | Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana - Living | | | |
| Death | 31 Aug 2022 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Roy Dale Thompson (1962 - 1962) |
| Child | Denise Renee Thompson (1966 - 2004) |
| Father | Alva Charles Martin (1903 - 1981) |
| Mother | Doris Olga Tuttle (1906 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Alma Faye Martin (1929 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Clay Alva Martin (1931 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Allie Raye Martin (1933 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Atha Lois Martin (1935 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Alton Alvin Martin (1936 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Douglas Lee Martin (1943 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Alvie Martin Husband M 37 Arkansas - FarmerDoris Martin Wife F 33 Arkansas
Nola Martin Daughter F 15 Arkansas
Ava Martin Daughter F 13 Arkansas
Alma Martin Daughter F 11 Arkansas
Clay Martin Son M 9 Arkansas
Allie Martin Daughter F 6 Arkansas
Atha Martin Daughter F 5 Arkansas
Alton Martin Son M 3 Arkansas
Vada Martin Daughter F 1 Arkansas
Census (family)-shared
Alva Martins Husband M 47 years - FarmerDoris Martins Wife F 43 years
Allie R Martins M 16 years
Atho L Martins Daughter F 15 years
Alton A Martins Son M 13 years
Vada L Martins Daughter F 11 years
Douglas L Martins Son M 6 years
Lonnie D Martins Son M 4 years
Lola D Martins Daughter F (born May 1949)
Delmer Hall son-in-law M 26 years
Nola Edith Hall Daughter F 25 years
Gerald D Hall grandson M 2 years
Marriage License
Kelly Doyle ThompsonSex Male
Residence Place Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana
Birth Date 06 May 1939
Race White
Number of Previous Marriages 0
Father's Name Kelly Thompson
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Gladys Mabel Blankenship
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Vada Lillian Martin
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Residence Place Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana
Spouse's Birth Date 07 Feb 1939
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 19
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number 0
Spouse's Father's Name Alva Martin
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Doris Olga Tuppla
Officiator's Name R Lowell Wilson
Marriage Place Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana
Event Type Marriage License
Event Date 17 Sep 1958
Event Place Hamilton, Indiana, United States
Record Number 58-269
Page 350
Number of Images 1
Birthplace , , Virginia
Spouse's Birthplace , , Arkansas
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