Mrs. Anna Margaret Sayler Martin,
80, of Dern Road, Emmitsburg, died
on Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Kline
Hospice House, Mount Airy.
Born August 30, 1924 in Motter
Station, Rocky Ridge, she was a
daughter of the late James M. and E.
Grace Riffle Sayler. She was
preceded in death by her husband,
George J. Martin on
December 24, 1963.
She was a member of
Incarnation United Church of
Christ, Emmitsburg, where
she was on the consistory for 15
years and served as deacon and
elder. She was a former Sunday
school superintendent; a member and
former officer of Women's Guild; a
member of Emmitsburg senior
citizens; founding member with her
husband of the Emmitsburg Grange and
Emmitsburg Farm Bureau; original
member of the Emmitsburg community
chorus for 35 years where she was
privileged to sing at the
canonization of
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton;
a member and past president of
Emmitsburg council of churches;
a member of the Emmitsburg food
bank; a member for 63 years and
officer of Emmitsburg High School
alumni association; and she was a
board member of the Emmitsburg
Memorial Cemetery.
She worked at
Sayler's Store, Motter Station
and was meal manager for the dept.
of aging at the Emmitsburg food and
friends for 13 years until her
retirement in Dec. 1997.
She is survived by four children,
Susan E. Allen and husband Jay of
Emmitsburg, James D. Martin of
Hagerstown, Edith Long of
Emmitsburg, and John R. Martin and
wife Imogene of Frederick;
grandchildren, Brian T. Long, Angela
S. Forrest and husband Pete, Rebecca
H. G. Allen, David G. Allen,
Christopher G. Martin; great
grandchildren, Victoria A. Long,
Taylor N. Long and Jordan B. Long;
sister-in-laws, Blanche Sayler,
Pearl Sayler, Anna Mort, Gladys
Keilholtz; brother-in-law, Bernard
Fink Sr.; and many friends at
Emmitsburg Senior Center.
Funeral services will be held on
Monday, October 4, at 11 a.m. from
Incarnation United Church of Christ,
124 W. Main St., Emmitsburg, with
her pastor the Rev. Reginald Rice
officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Ted Haas. Interment will be in
Emmitsburg Memorial Cemetery,
Emmitsburg. Pallbearers will be Jay
Allen, Brian Long, Pete Forrest,
David Allen, Chris Martin, Brian
Glass, Jim Keilholtz and Bernard
Wivell.
If you knew this individual, and
would like to see them remembered in the next History of
Emmitsburg, Please send us
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