Joyce Avondalee Crenshaw Martin

Joyce MartinEasley

Joyce Avondalee Crenshaw Martin, 80, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home after an extended illness.

She loved talking to people, reading, cats, and hymns. Before her health deteriorated, she enjoyed sewing and cooking. She was a Wesleyan.

She was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Six Mile, the youngest of 11 children of Olin Clester and Mattie Marie Kelley Crenshaw. She graduated from Pickens High School and attended Central Wesleyan College. She worked for a time as a telephone operator for Southern Bell in Greenville and was later promoted to the business office in Pickens.

In 1958, she married Olin David Martin, with whom she had three children.She is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years; two sons, Olin David Martin Jr. and wife Maureen of Midlothian, Va., and Gregory Dean Martin and wife Terri of St. Simons Island, Ga.; a daughter, Esther Kay Padgett and husband John of Brevard, N.C.; and five grandchildren, Anne Martin, Paul Martin, Glen Martin, Neal Martin and Felder Anne Martin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was predeceased by six brothers, Olin Crenshaw, Alvin Lorenzo Crenshaw, Bill Crenshaw, Wayne Crenshaw, Kermit Crenshaw and Joseph Crenshaw; and four sisters, Mallie Dodgens, Waco McCall, Louise Mann and Elnora Brown.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, April 4, 2016 at United Wesleyan Church, Easley. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown.

The family is at the home.

Memorials may be made to WGGS TV, P.O. Box 1616, Greenville, SC 29602, or to the Sarah Kelley Good News Ministries, P.O. Box 664, Pendleton, SC 29670.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.