Martha Alma Sanford
Portsmouth-Martha Alma Sanford, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016 at SOMC in Portsmouth. Martha was born Oct. 2, 1935 in Wheelersburg, Ohio to the late Stanley L. and Marjorie Emma Staker Braden. Martha was a homemaker and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Powellsville, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Sanford, April 17, 1991, whom she married June 30, 1956 in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. She was also preceded in death by a son, Donnie Sanford and a sister Nancy Higgenbothan. She is survived by a son, Mark (Rena) Sanford and a daughter, Cindy (Bruce) Bowen; two brothers, Bob Braden, and Stanley L. Braden, Jr.; seven grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.
Private graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at St. John’s Cemetery in Powellsville with Pastor Carl Beck officiating. Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home in Wheelersburg is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be made at www.harrison-pyles.com.
