Martha Dawn Barker, 94, of Upper Peachtree, Murphy, passed away peacefully Monday, April 19, 2021, in the Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Home after suffering several strokes.
Martha was born Oct. 24, 1926, in High Springs, Fla., daughter of the late William Pratt and Eliza Bethea.
Martha loved being outdoors, especially planting a big vegetable garden and many different flowers.
She also worked as a registered nurse for 41 years.
Martha dearly loved her family, having been a devoted mother and grandmother, full of energy and always on the go.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Laurie Hall, Melva Walker and Virgie Dorsett.
Martha also helped in founding the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Murphy and was looking forward to the second coming of Jesus, knowing that the next thing she sees will be His face.
Survivors include her two daughters, Sherri Schutte of Murphy and Jennifer Barker of Murphy; and three grandchildren, Caroline and Valentin Goby, Victoria and Aaron Atkinson, and Elizabeth Schutte.
No services are planned at this time.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery Fund of Murphy in Martha’s memory.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville, Ga., is in charge of arrangements.
You may sign the family guest book and send condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.