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Martha May ELMES Rodgers - Youngstown, Ohio

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 5:33PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
AUSTINTOWN, OH - Martha May Rodgers, 92, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Martha was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) a daughter of the late Lee R. and Ethel Booth Elmes, and was a lifelong area resident.

Martha also worked during World War II at the General Fireproofing Production Office.
Mrs. Rodgers was a charter member of the Boardman Church of the Nazarene.
An active member of the church, she was a missionary, a church secretary, and a Sunday School teacher.
Martha was involved in the Brownies and Girl Scouts, and was co-leader of Girl Scout Troop No. 168.
She was also a senior timekeeper of the WPA School Lunch Program.

Her beloved husband, Stewart Rodgers, whom she married June 16, 1946, passed away Sept. 10, 1991.

Martha leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Susan Ann (Tim) Wingard of Austintown, Ohio; two granddaughters, Kathleen Wingard and Denise (Gary) Meadows; a great-granddaughter, Gabriella Wingard; and a brother, Roy Elmes of California.

Besides her husband, a sister, Betty Brott, and two brothers, William and James Elmes, preceded her in death.
Per Martha’s wishes, private services were held on June 24, 2015.

Arrangements were entrusted to Kinnick Funeral Home 477 N. Meridian Rd., Youngstown. Interment took place at Tod Homestead Cemetery in Youngstown, Ohio where Martha was laid to rest next to her husband.

Please visit kinnickfuneralhome.com to view this obituary and to send condolences online to Martha's family . - See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2015/jun/28/#sthash.wfSEV...
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
ElmesM 11 Jan 2002 10:51PM GMT 
Robert Elmes 9 Jun 2003 10:48PM GMT 
MargaretE32 10 Jun 2003 9:38PM GMT 
Robert Elmes 23 Jun 2003 3:21AM GMT 
Hyntos 26 Jan 2008 12:49PM GMT 
MargaretE32 26 Jan 2008 11:11PM GMT 
Hyntos 28 Jan 2008 8:51AM GMT 
Contribution 30 Jun 2015 11:33PM GMT 
ElmesM 15 Apr 2002 9:58AM GMT 
tbird6828 28 Jun 2002 3:33AM GMT 
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