Myrna Harrell Martin

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Myrna Harrell Martin, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Charlie Luther Martin, died Thursday evening, January 26, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Tarboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Luke Harrell and the late Frances Alford Harrell. She was Miss Tarboro, North Carolina in 1949 and was a top ten runner up for the Miss North Carolina Pageant. Mrs. Martin was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, former adult Sunday school teacher, Relief Society president in Virginia and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Lance Corporal Jared L. Almand.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Charlie L. Martin of Savannah; two daughters, Renee Sink of Lexington, NC and Tamara Martin Heaton of Savannah; two sons, C. Lynsey Martin of Savannah and Chet Martin of Aptos, CA; six grandchildren, Sara Martin of Savannah, Larkin Martin of Savannah, Justin Almand of Savannah, Ryan Sink of Lexington, NC, Debra-Gail Martin of San Jose, CA, and Dr. Christopher Martin of San Francisco, CA; one great-grandchild, Jersey Sink; sisters, Frances Abrams of Tarboro, NC, Julia Surles of Sarasota, FL;  brothers, Stanley Harrell of Tarboro, NC, Buster Harrell of Fort Hood, TX. and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 3 until 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Monday in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by Bishop Thompson. Interment will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children - Tampa, 12502 USF Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33612.