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Martha Belle <I>Stokes</I> Baxley

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Martha Belle Stokes Baxley

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
10 Mar 2011 (aged 85)
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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BAXLEY, MARTHA STOKES Born April 24, 1925, of Birmingham, Alabama, left this life to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2011.

Born in Coffee County, Alabama, she was the daughter of John Mack Stokes (1884-1996) and Annie Belle Nelson Stokes (1886-1961) of Alabama. Her parents, John and Annie, were married in Crenshaw County Alabama on December 31st, 1911.

Martha had three sisters and six brothers; Myrtle Stokes Hawkins (1912-1994), Charles Mack Stokes Sr. (1914-1996), Homer Bruce Stokes (1915-1960), Joseph Solomon Stokes (1918-1987), George Fox Stokes (1919-1943), Mary Nell Hollis Stokes (1921-1998), John Mixon Stokes (1923-1951), Margaret Ann Stokes Montgomery (1927-1994), Jackson William "Billie" Stokes (1929-2003).

She married James William "Bill" Baxley on June 10th, 1946 in Shelby County, Alabama.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, James William (Bill) Baxley, Sr.; one daughter, Betsy Baxley Parker; and two sons, James William (Jim) Baxley, Jr. and Timothy Charles Baxley. Survivors also include: five granddaughters, Melissa Anne Parker Dempsey, Cassie Lynn Parker, Mallory Rose Baxley, Meredith Belle Baxley and Jamie Grace Baxley; two grandsons, Jacob Charles Baxley and William Trey Baxley; and two great granddaughters, Ava Scarlett Dempsey and Savannah Kate Dempsey.

She was a faithful member of Shades Mountain Church of Christ in Hoover for many years. Mrs. Baxley attended Auburn University and was a graduate of Huntington College in Montgomery.

Visitation will be Friday, March 11, 2011, at Southern Heritage Funeral Home from 12:00 until 1:00 pm, with graveside services at 1:00 pm.
BAXLEY, MARTHA STOKES Born April 24, 1925, of Birmingham, Alabama, left this life to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2011.

Born in Coffee County, Alabama, she was the daughter of John Mack Stokes (1884-1996) and Annie Belle Nelson Stokes (1886-1961) of Alabama. Her parents, John and Annie, were married in Crenshaw County Alabama on December 31st, 1911.

Martha had three sisters and six brothers; Myrtle Stokes Hawkins (1912-1994), Charles Mack Stokes Sr. (1914-1996), Homer Bruce Stokes (1915-1960), Joseph Solomon Stokes (1918-1987), George Fox Stokes (1919-1943), Mary Nell Hollis Stokes (1921-1998), John Mixon Stokes (1923-1951), Margaret Ann Stokes Montgomery (1927-1994), Jackson William "Billie" Stokes (1929-2003).

She married James William "Bill" Baxley on June 10th, 1946 in Shelby County, Alabama.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, James William (Bill) Baxley, Sr.; one daughter, Betsy Baxley Parker; and two sons, James William (Jim) Baxley, Jr. and Timothy Charles Baxley. Survivors also include: five granddaughters, Melissa Anne Parker Dempsey, Cassie Lynn Parker, Mallory Rose Baxley, Meredith Belle Baxley and Jamie Grace Baxley; two grandsons, Jacob Charles Baxley and William Trey Baxley; and two great granddaughters, Ava Scarlett Dempsey and Savannah Kate Dempsey.

She was a faithful member of Shades Mountain Church of Christ in Hoover for many years. Mrs. Baxley attended Auburn University and was a graduate of Huntington College in Montgomery.

Visitation will be Friday, March 11, 2011, at Southern Heritage Funeral Home from 12:00 until 1:00 pm, with graveside services at 1:00 pm.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191802665/martha_belle-baxley: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Belle Stokes Baxley (24 Apr 1925–10 Mar 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191802665, citing Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by ourMJ.org (contributor 47584222).