Mary A. Martin died 13 Nov 1926, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Ionia Jordan, in Tamms, Alexander County, aged 88 years less 1 month, and was buried in Alto Pass Cemetery. Her funeral was at the Alto Pass Congregational Church, of which she became a charter member about 42 years ago. She was born 13 Dec 1838, the daughter of Silas H. Spann. She moved to Jonesboro about 1850 with her parents. Her father later moved to Alto Pass, where he died. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Jonesboro before joining the Congregational church at Alto Pass. She married on 22 Feb 1859, A. Field Standard, who died 27 Jun 1876. She had four daughters, two of whom preceded her in death, Lottie Leming, of Abindgon, Ill., and Alice Lindsey, who died soon after she married. She married on 13 Jan 1887, William Martin, of Alto Pass, who died about 12 years ago. She left two daughters, Ida Lee Banker, of St. Louis, the oldest, and Nora Lentz, of Ullin, Pulaski County, the youngest; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. C. P. Spann, of Thebes, Alexander County, and Silas P. Spann, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Mary A. Martin died 13 Nov 1926, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Ionia Jordan, in Tamms, Alexander County, aged 88 years less 1 month, and was buried in Alto Pass Cemetery. Her funeral was at the Alto Pass Congregational Church, of which she became a charter member about 42 years ago. She was born 13 Dec 1838, the daughter of Silas H. Spann. She moved to Jonesboro about 1850 with her parents. Her father later moved to Alto Pass, where he died. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Jonesboro before joining the Congregational church at Alto Pass. She married on 22 Feb 1859, A. Field Standard, who died 27 Jun 1876. She had four daughters, two of whom preceded her in death, Lottie Leming, of Abindgon, Ill., and Alice Lindsey, who died soon after she married. She married on 13 Jan 1887, William Martin, of Alto Pass, who died about 12 years ago. She left two daughters, Ida Lee Banker, of St. Louis, the oldest, and Nora Lentz, of Ullin, Pulaski County, the youngest; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. C. P. Spann, of Thebes, Alexander County, and Silas P. Spann, of Phoenix, Ariz.
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Obituary reads incorrectly that daughter, Lottie, had died, perhaps when Lottie's husband died of tuberculosis and she moved to Oklahoma, they thought she also contracted and died from that disease. There were no phones and pony express was costly so they may have fallen out of contact.
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