FRANK D. MARTHA M.
OCT. 10, 1987 MAR. 27, 2011
Martha M. Houdersheldt
March 28, 2011
Cumberland Times-News
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RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Martha Mae Maphis Houdersheldt, 85, of Ridgeley, went to be
with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Western Maryland Regional
Medical Center, surrounded by her family.
Born on May 20, 1925, in Purgitsville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late
Ethel Shoemaker Parsons and her step-father, who raised her, the late Columbus
Bud Parsons. Mrs. Houdersheldt was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank
D. Houdersheldt; infant son Franklin D. Houdersheldt; one infant
great-grandson, Jonathan Scott Wigger; two half-brothers Paul Maphis and Fred
Parsons; three half-sisters, Peggy Cosner, Maxine Akers and Evelyn Baron; one
step-sister, Estella Kesner; two step-brothers, Ernest Parsons and John Bill
Parsons.
Mrs. Houdersheldt was a member of the South Cumberland Assembly of God Church
on Elder Street and the Busy Bees. In her younger years, she taught
Sunday school. She was a homemaker and cleaned many houses for many
families. She loved spending time with her family, fishing, and attending
family reunions. She was devoted to the Lord.
Surviving are her two daughters, Saundra Comer and husband Harry of Englewood
Fla., Sue Ann Goss and husband Bill of Cumberland; one son, Ivan Houdersheldt
and wife Sarah of Short Gap, W.Va.; four granddaughters, Lesa Wigger and
husband John, Jamie Kincaid and husband Randy, Johnna Steed and husband Barry,
Amanda Evans and husband Joe; two grandsons, Eric Houdersheldt, William Brent
Goss and wife Jen; three great-granddaughters, Jade Kincaid, Catrina Evans,
Miley Goss; three great-grandsons, Nathan Wigger and wife Laura, Kristofer
Steed and Joey Evans; one great-great grandson, Silas Wigger; two step- brothers,
Paul Parsons and June Parsons.
Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home P.A. 108 Virginia Ave.,
Cumberland, (www.scarpellifuneralhomes.com) on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7
to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the South Cumberland Assembly of God
Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Gene Riffey officiating. Friends
will be received at the church one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be Abe Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Rich Parsons, Dave Parsons, Bill Parsons, Bill
Whitescarver, Carl Houdersheldt, Craig Houdersheldt, Andy Day, Bobby
Houdersheldt, and David Hendricks.