Obituary of Martha Gilpin

Graveside services for Martha Jean Gilpin, 87, Tyler, will be at 11:00 am, Monday, November 18, at Mason Cemetery, Arp, with Reverend Tommy Harden officiating, under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mrs. Gilpin died Friday, November 15, 2013 in Tyler. She was born July 1, 1926. She was a homemaker and loved quilting. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Gilpin on March 11, 1996.  She was also preceded by a son, Shorty Gilpin and a daughter, Betty Jo Booth. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Willie and Gail Gilpin, Tyler and Robert Gilpin; two daughters and a son-in-law, Martha Sue and Waylon Hudgens, and Elaine Caravalho, all of Tyler; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Sunday, November 17, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 p.m.    Online registration and condolences are available at www.cottlefuneralhome.com.