CONWAY – Irva Liverman Martin, 83, died March 26, 2014 at UNC Health Care Systems – Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

A native of Northampton County she had been preceded in death by her husband, Luther Stanley Martin, Sr.; parents, Charles Irvin and Jessie Mae Whitley Liverman; grandson, Joshua Runfola; sisters, Sally Liverman Newsome and Sandra Liverman Brown; and brother, Charles Eston Liverman.

Mrs. Martin was a caring wife, mother and grandmother who had retired from the Northampton County School System working in the Cafeteria Program.  Also, she was a lifelong member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Milwaukee, NC and will be remembered by her family as fun-loving and a creator of great memories for them.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna Byrd (Gene) of Murfreesboro, and Susy Runfola (Ronnie) of Delta, Alabama; one son, Stanley Martin, Jr. (Mary-Lynn) of Burlington, Ontario, Canada; and grandchildren, Kim Byrd Roberts (James) of Conway, Jason Byrd (Elizabeth) of Winterville; Kyle, Samantha, and Hannah Martin of Burlington, Ontario, Canada and Benji, Carey, Nathan, Andrew, Jonathan, Phillip, Timmy, Ivan, Zeke, Becky, and Anna Runfola; numerous great grandchildren; sister, Shirley Liverman Askew (Jerry); and several nieces and nephews.

The family will be receiving friends at Bridgers Funeral Home, Inc., 605 West Main St., Conway, NC on Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and a funeral service for Mrs. Martin will be held Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in Bethany United Methodist Church, Milwaukee, NC with the Rev. Suzanne Cobb presiding.  Burial will follow in the Milwaukee Cemetery.

Anyone wishing to share a memorial gift for Mrs. Martin please do so to Bethany United Methodist Church or the Milwaukee Cemetery Fund in care of Blonnie Johnson, 810 Doolittle Mill Road, Conway, NC  27820.

Condolences can be shared with the family at www.bridgersfuneralhome.com.