(05/19/41 - 12/31/07)

    Sharon Rose Martin, 66, of Chillicothe unexpectedly passed from this life on Monday evening December 31, 2007 in Adena Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

    Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 5, 2008 in the Fawcett Oliver Glass and Palmer Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Collins officiating.  Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday.

    She was born May 19, 1941 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Marcus S. and Eleanor L. Cade.  On September 25, 1959 she married Thomas L. Martin who survives, and they recently celebrated 48 years together.

    Also surviving is her mother Eleanor L. Cade, Chillicothe, a daughter and son-in-law Catherine L. and Timothy Ritchie, Marietta, Ohio; a son and daughter-in-law Thomas C. and Lisa A. Martin, Newark, Ohio; grandchildren Eric Ryan Ritchie, Amanda Justice and Tyler McCallister, a great-grandchild Bailey Justice; brothers and sisters-in-law Marcus C. and Nancy Cade, Columbus, Ohio; and Daniel L. and Vickie Cade, Gahanna, Ohio; a brother Ronald B. Cade, Chillicothe; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.  Her father prededed her in death.

    Sharon was an educational aide for the Chillicothe City Schools, serving many years at Smith Middle School and retiring in 2004.  She was a poll worker for the Ross County Board of Elections and enjoyed photography, travel and gardening.

    Sharon will be remembered as her husband Tom's best friend and a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and sister. 

    A memorial register is available online at: www.fawcett-palmer.com