Martha Naomi Hunter

Martha Naomi Hunter, 92 of Marietta, Ohio died at her home on September 17, 2018. She was the daughter of Flavius and Winifred Shutts Ash.

She was a member of the Church of Christ at Warner, Ohio. She graduated from Marietta High School in 1944 and attended The Ohio State University and majored in Home Economics. They lived most of their married lives in Beverly, Ohio and when her husband Howard Hunter retired, they moved to Marietta. She and her husband were married 68 years. She was a Den Mother in the Cub Scouts, she was active in the Muskingum Garden Club, the OCCL, the Homemakers Club, and the Athletic Association, and she was a Stanley Home Products dealer for 57 years. Even though she contracted multiple sclerosis in the early 1960’s, she was very active and supportive in her boy’s athletics and school functions.

She is survived by her husband, Howard: three sons, Dr. David Hunter ( Janet ) of Windsor, Colorado, Dwight Hunter of Franklin, Virginia, and Dr. Doug Hunter (Tonja) of Racine, Ohio: eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by one son, Melvin Hunter and 8 brothers and sisters: Dorothy Bender, Elsie Hanson, Virgie Dixon, Dr. Clarence Ash, Lawrence Ash, Margaret Milnor, Dr. Leroy Ash, and Mary Kraner.

Services will be on Thursday, September 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, 314 Fourth Street, Marietta, Ohio. The family will be available to meet friends 2-4 and 6-8 on Wednesday, September 19 and one hour prior to the service. Message of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.