Opal Virginia Martin
Opal Virginia Martin, 95, Shultz Community, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Arbors at Marietta. Born in Shultz, WV, on September 17, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Gale and Mary Hall Maston. She was a 1941 graduate of St. Marys High School and retired nurse’s aid from the former Colin Anderson Center. Opal enjoyed reading, bird watching, gardening, and attending her grandchildren’s activities.
She is survived by one son, Brent Martin, Parkersburg; one daughter Kim Statler, St. Marys; grandchildren, Marc and Debra Martin, and their mother, Dottie (Russ) Patterson, all of Parkersburg, Megan (Steve) Adkins, Charleston, SC, Matthew Statler, Dubai, UAE, and Aaron Statler, Huntington, WV and their father, Andy Statler, Williamstown, WV; great-grandchildren, Sadie Adkins, and Elijah and Issac Martin; and one sister, Hazel Flower, St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Martin in 1977; three brothers, Toddy, Jim, and Gene Maston; and one sister, Ruby Gains.
Services will be held 2:00 P. M. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Ingram Funeral Home in St. Marys, WV, with Tom Blake officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Island Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 P. M. Monday and from 1 to 2 P. M. Tuesday at the funeral home. An online guest register is available at www.ingramfh.com.