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Dolores June Lindsay Gribble Martin

MARTIN

Dolores June Lindsay Gribble Martin, 86, of Charleston, formerly of Clarksburg, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston,

She was born at 214 Broadway Avenue in Clarksburg on Nov. 2, 1931, a daughter of the late David Elliot and Gertrude Wood Lindsay, who were originally from Randolph County.

Twice married, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles E. Gribble on Dec. 30, 1993, whom she married on Oct. 8, 1966; and also her second husband, Dr. John D. Martin, on Dec. 30, 2014, whom she married on Sept. 18, 2009.

Mrs. Martin is survived by two stepdaughters, Elizabeth “Betsie” Gribble Demarais (David) of Fargo, North Dakota, and Rebecca “Beckie” Gribble Drumheler (Charles) of Charleston; one niece, Patricia “Patty” Lindsay Kinkade (Daniel) of Greensboro, North Carolina; one nephew, Robert “Bobby” Lindsay (Janie) of Richmond, Virginia; three grandchildren, Darik Demarais of Chicago, Illinois, Karaline Demarais Hummel (Jamie) of Shakopee, Minnesota, and William Edward ReBrook IV (Naphtali) of Fairfax, Virginia; three great grandchildren, Rock Hummel and Jacek Hummel of Shakopee, Minnesota, and Ravenna ReBrook of Fairfax, Virginia; a great-niece, April Lindsay Daiga (Evan) of Mechanicsville, Virginia; and great-nephew, Robert Lindsay (Kristen) of Richmond, Virginia; and one great-great-nephew, Tristan Glenn Daiga of Mechanicsville, Virginia.

In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by four siblings, Louise Keller Miller, Robert Glenn Lindsay, Charles Frederick Lindsay and Charleen Ann Kinder.

Dolores was a 1949 honor graduate of Roosevelt-Wilson High School and a graduate of the West Virginia Business College.

She had two jobs in her lifetime: at age 16 (1947), she worked at McCroys Five and Dime Store until she was employed at Union Carbide in the early 1950s. Mrs. Martin was an administrative assistant and retired from Union Carbide in 1992 with over 40 years of service.

In the late 1990s, Mrs. Martin was appointed by Gov. Cecil Underwood to the West Virginia Board of Dentistry. She served as a citizen member for several years.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarksburg, and she attended the Broadway “Girls” luncheons as often as she could.

Mrs. Martin liked to support many different charities with Hospice being her favorite.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Curtis Price Way, Charleston, WV 2531; or to the First United Methodist Church, 117 N. Second St., Clarksburg, WV 26301.

Family and friends may call at the Amos Carvelli Funeral Home, 201 Edison St. in Nutter Fort on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., where funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Bridgeport Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family at www.amoscarvelli.com. A service of Amos Carvelli Funeral Home.