Martha J. Carpenter Kite

Martha J. Carpenter Kite, 85, of Vinton, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Mindy. Martha was born on November 3, 1929 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Floyd and Lucy Mossbarger Carpenter. She was a retired seamstress from the Bastille and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Rio Grande, Ohio. Martha enjoyed sewing and gardening. Martha is survived by two daughters, Vicky (Ed) Salyers of Urbana, Ohio and Mindy (Kevin) Pullins of Gallipolis, ten grandchildren, Perry (Loretta) Vernon, Scott (Giovanna) Vernon, Tom (Robin) Salyers, Robert Salyers, Jeanie Salyers, Jannie Marshall (Red), Nick (Kite) Reed, Levi (Justin) Pullins, Luke (Meghan) Pullins, and Lane Pullins, several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; her special friend Harold Saunders of Gallipolis, three sisters Nora (Victor) Burgess of Gallipolis, Goldie Bell of Columbus, and Ethel (Ed) Price of Gallipolis, two brothers George (Laura) Carpenter of Patriot and Frank Carpenter of Oak Hill, several nieces and nephews. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, a son Ricky Lee Kite, her former husband Chester Kite, three sisters, Margaret Bradley, Julie Roese and Estelle in infancy, and by two brothers, Elmer and Fred Carpenter. Services will be 1 pm Monday, September 28, 2015 at Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Marc Sarrett officiating. Her burial will be in the Gallia Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 4-6 pm at Willis Funeral Home. Her grandsons will be her pallbearers. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.