Martha F. Andes

Mrs. Martha Florence Westmoreland Andes, 88, passed away peacefully July 28, 2004, at Wesley Long Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 30, 1915, the fourth of five children of Jasper Eugene and Cora Boles Westmoreland. She grew up in Rural Hall and graduated from Rural Hall High School. As a young lady she moved to the Washington, D.C., area where she met and married Francis Burkley (Buck) Andes. She worked many years for the Federal government in the State Department. Upon their retirement in the early 1970’s, she and Buck moved to Timberville, Va., where they enjoyed many happy years together in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley growing flowers and vegetables and enjoying the company of their cats. Upon Buck’s death in 2000, she moved to Greensboro to be near her family. She was an active sportswoman both as a high school basketball player and later winning many awards as a bowler. She also was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, serving in many leadership roles including Worthy Matron of her chapter (Mary Washington Chapter No. 50) in Northern Virginia. Survivors include a brother, Charles Wade Westmoreland Sr. of Winston-Salem; nieces, Carole F. Lang of Madison, Ala., Elizabeth C. Branin of Wake Forest, Diane W. Haynes of Johnson City, Tenn., and Elaine W. White of Winston-Salem; nephews, C. Randolph Ferguson of Greensboro, R.C. Carter Jr. of Boonville and Charles W. Westmoreland Jr. of Mount Airy; eight great nieces and nephews and three great great nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters, Blanche W. Pegram, Ruby W. Ferguson and Margaret Carter Coram. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2004, at Forsyth Memorial Park by Rev. Jim Newsome, pastor of Rural Hall Moravian Church, where she was a longtime member. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel in Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rural Hall Moravian Church, 7939 Broad St., Rural Hall, N.C. 27045.