Nancy Martin

Nancy Mae Martin was born in Albany, NY May 19, 1940 and went to be with our Lord and Savior December 26, 2016. A memorial service will be held this Friday, December 30, at 2:00 pm at Mangum Funeral Home in Center, TX with pastor David Coleman officiating. Preceded in death were her parents, John and Lillian Starker; husband, Charles "Scooter" Martin; son, James "Jim" Altimari; and brother, Charles "Chuck" Starker. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Laura and David Sage; son and daughter-in-law, Charles "Red" and Aileen Martin; and daughter-in-law, Kim Altimari. all of Nacogdoches, TX. Her grandson Matthew Altimari of Helotes, TX. and granddaughter Ashley Martin, of Nacogdoches TX. Sister and brother-in-law, Charla and Marty Horan, of Altamont, NY; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Michael Martin and Beverly Martin of Lufkin ,TX; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Cherry and Don Murphree of Center TX. and sister-in-law Susie Martin, also of Center TX. Nieces and nephews, David Wright of Center, TX; Micah Abshire of Homer, LA; Harold Martin of Conroe, TX; Grant Murphree of Austin, TX; Heather Horan of Voorheesville NY. and Kim Horan of St. Louis MO; Patty Loucks of Kinderhook, NY; Russell Starker of West Point, UT; Greg Starker of Duanesburg, NY. Family and faith were the center of Nancy's life. She truly enjoyed family gatherings, especially during the holidays. She took great pleasure in entertaining, cooking and baking for friends and family. Nancy was quite the crafter including sewing, cross-stitch and crochet. It would be a rarity not seeing Nancy cheering on her grandson at his baseball and football games and she enjoyed doing chores around the house and cooking with her granddaughter at her side. Nancy was very industrious. She attended business college in NY. When her children were young Nancy was a homemaker. After they were in school, she would see them off for the day and then would go to work at the First Methodist Church in San Augustine where she was employed as the church secretary. However, Nancy would ensure she arrived home and be preparing dinner before the kids got home from school. As her children grew older she took on an active role in helping her husband run the family businesses, Charles Martin Trucking and his security business, all the while working for Center's Memorial Hospital as the nursing registry. After Scooter passed away in 1989, she obtained her private detective license to continue his private security business. A year later she moved to CA. There she worked as an administrative secretary in charge of the nurse registry for Golden State Rehab Center in San Ramon, CA. Her passion for law continued, so while in CA she took college classes pursuing law. She decided to return to Texas where she worked for the Parole Board for the Department of Criminal Justice in Nacogdoches, TX. Nancy retired in 2005 to spend more time with her family. Since Nancy was a dedicated supporter of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the American Lung Association or a charity of your choice in her memory.