Mrs. Constance Lucille Turner Martin of Charlotte passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at her home.

She was born March 30, 1936, in Inman, South Carolina, to the late Charles and Myrtle Turner of Inman. She began her formal education in the Spartanburg County Training Schools, located in Fairforest, SC, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Spartanburg, SC.

Mrs. Martin graduated from Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She began teaching at Mary H. Wright in Spartanburg and Cummings Street School. She continued as an educator in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, teaching at the North Carolina Advancement School, Atkins High School, and finally concluding her career at Reynolds High School.

She was an avid flower lover and belonged to College Downs Gardening Club.

“Connie,” as she was affectionately called, was first a member of Upper Shady Grove Baptist Church in Wellford, SC, and Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. Later she became a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Charlotte.

Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, Marshall; two daughters, Vanessa M. Caldwell (Jerald) and Crystal M. McLain (Dennis), both of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Skyla Caldwell, Jazmin Caldwell, Nicholas McLain, and Mia McLain, all of Charlotte; two sisters, Doris Fowler and Barbara T. Whitney (Albert), both of Inman; two brothers, Charles Turner (Miriam) of Inman and Walter E. Turner (Ruby) of Anchorage, Alaska. Three brothers preceded Mrs. Martin in death Willie Clyde (Shirley), Claude B. Turner (Margaret) and James E. Turner (Evelyn).

The family will receive friends at Advent Lutheran Church Saturday, October 24th at 1 p.m. The Service will begin at 2 p.m.

Alexander Funeral Home in Charlotte, NC is servicing the Martin Family.

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