of Nesbit, MS
September 5, 1940 - June 11, 2019
Martha Graves, 78, of Nesbit, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in Southaven.
Martha was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. For 35 years, she worked as the purchasing director for Libertyland and the Mid-South Fair. During her off, time she enjoyed watching basketball, bull riding, and Wheel of Fortune.
She leaves behind a son, James "Buddy" Anderson Graves (Denise); three daughters, Christine Gail Luna (Indy), Martha "Diane" Hendrick (Johnny) and Tracie Leigh Andreini; six grandchildren, David Ware (Carrie), Hank Bowman, Tucker Andrieni, Logan Graves, Britt Andrieni, Chase Andrieni; five great-grandchildren, Dixie, Kadence, Alton, Ella and Waverly Ware.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Wayne Hall; her mother, Rose Hellums and her step-father, Bill Hellums.
Visitation will be from 1 until 2 P.M. Friday, June 14, at Roller Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. The funeral service will follow at 2 P.M. Burial will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Arkansas.
Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 After that we who are still alive and left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.