Martha Marie ZIRKLE

Our loving wife, mother, and grandmother Martha passed away July 26. Martha was born on Sept. 26, 1939, to Herman and Elizabeth (Keesling) Zirkle. She was raised and attended school in the Middletown /Mechanicsburg area. She was a graduate of Middletown High School. She married Jerry Pettit on Dec. 7, 1958, in Mechanicsburg. They raised their family in Elwood. In Elwood, Martha attended and was active in Grace United Methodist Church. Martha has resided in Anderson with Jerry since 1992 most recently in the Villas at Bethany Point. Martha was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Martha was preceded in death by her father; mother; and brother, Jack. Martha is survived by her loving husband, Jerry; her daughter, Barbara (Tim) Walsh of Lubbock, Texas; two sons, Steve (Dianne) of Pella, Iowa, and David (Stacie) of Converse; and grandchildren, Katie Walsh, Robert, Tom and Liz Pettit. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Ballard and Sons with burial to follow at Mechanicsburg Cemetery.

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