Minister Martha Hewlett Gideon October 6, 1937 – August 11, 2014

Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the St. Elizabeth Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (104 Perry Street, Madison, AL 35758) with Pastor Columbus Waddle officiating. Interment was held in the Madison Memory Gardens. Minister Gideon lay in repose one hour prior to funeral time.
Public Viewing was held from 12:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2014 and from 8:30 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the Royal Funeral Home.

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