Martha Leene Price

Martha Leene Price, of Cleveland, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 25, 2010.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joel Estes Guest and Mary Irene Henderson Guest of Cowpens, SC and a half brother, Joel R. Guest.

Survivors include her husband, Joseph David Price of Cleveland; one son, Joseph Christopher Price and his wife Sarah of Hattiesburg, MS; one daughter, Deborah Elizabeth Standard, of Norwich, CT; two grandsons, Corey Price and Nolan Standard.

She is also survived by two half sisters, Juanita West of Myrtle Beach, SC and Mary Ruth Tatum of Aiken, SC and four siblings; Carl E. Guest and Jerry Guest of Spartenburg, SC, William Guest of Stockbridge, GA, and Ann Guest Mullinax of Raleigh, NC

Martha graduated from Cowpens High School, and also attended Cecils Business College, and Spartanburg Tech. She was employed by Smiths Cut Rate Drug Store, Christian Supply Shop, Spartanburg County Treasurers Office, and McDonald Douglas Aircraft. Martha managed stores and owned her own alteration business along with being a wonderful wife and mother.

Martha was a former WMU Director, Associational Director, and Youth Director as well as a member of the choir and active member in her church works.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 28, from 6-8pm at the McMahan Funeral Home in Rutherfordton, NC. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 29, at 1pm at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Cowpens, SC. Mrs. Price will lie in state one hour prior to the service at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Interment will immediately follow the service at the Mt Olive Baptist Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Youth Group at First United Methodist Church of Cleveland, TN or the American Heart Association. To send an online condolence to the family, visit www.grisssomfh.net.