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Martha Brumfield - Obituary
1948 - 2023
Martha
Fulks
Brumfield,
74,
of
Hurricane,
WV,
passed
away
on
February
13,
2023,
at
Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV.
Martha
was
born
August
3,
1948
to
the
late
William
Howard
and
Martha
Madeline
Crawford
Fulks
of
Alderson,
WV.
She
is
preceded
in
death
by
her
sister,
Charlotte
Fulks
McVey of Cedar Bluff, VA.
Surviving
Martha,
is
her
husband
of
51
years,
G.
David
Brumfield;
daughter,
Madeline
Ruth
Powell
(Joseph)
of
Katy,
TX;
grandchildren:
Avery
Rose
Powell,
and
Austin
Ryan
Powell.
Following
graduation
from
Alderson
High
School,
Martha
in
1966,
she
attended
West
Virginia
University.
As
a
student
at
WVU,
she
was
elected
Homecoming
Queen
by
the
student
body.
She
was
also
selected
"Miss
Monticola"
by
the
Monticola,
the
University
yearbook.
She
graduated
from
WVU
with
a
degree
in
Library
Science.
Following
graduation,
Martha
and
her
husband,
David,
lived
in
Huntington
for
a
short
time.
Martha
and
David
then
moved
to
Welch,
WV,
where
she
was
employed
as
an
elementary
school
teacher.
She
then
joined her husband in his law practice, managing his law offices.
When
their
daughter,
Madeline,
was
a
toddler
the
family
moved
to
the
Town
of
Hurricane.
Martha
was
devoted
to
Madeline,
and
was
actively
involved
in
all
aspects
of
Madeline's
educational
and
social
life.
In
recent
years,
Martha
trained
her
golden
retriever,
Sophie,
to
become
a
certified
therapy
dog.
Together
they
visited
patients
in
assisted
living
facilities,
children
in
special
needs
classes,
and
children's
libraries.
She
was
also
active
in
the
management
of
her
residential
community.
Being
one
who
always
enjoyed
reading,
and being a social person, it followed naturally that she would start a community book club.
Martha
was
a
beautiful
person,
outgoing,
and
easy
to
like.
She
will
be
fondly
remembered,
and
sadly
missed, by her family and friends.
A
memorial
service
will
be
held
at
St.
John
United
Methodist
Church,
4536
Teays
Valley
Road,
Scott
Depot,
WV 25560, at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 18, 2023.
Friends may visit with the family two hours prior to the service.
In
lieu
of
flowers,
memorial
donations
can
be
made
to
Hospice
of
Huntington,
PO
Box
464,
Huntington,
WV
25709.
Anyone
wishing
to
leave
an
online
memory
may
do
so
by
visiting
Martha's
tribute
page
at:
www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.
Chapman
Funeral
Home
3941
Teays
Valley
Road
Hurricane,
WV
25526
is
honored
to
handle
the
Brumfield
family arrangements.
Source: Chapman Funeral Home
