Martha G. Donaldson, 100, Carthage

Martha G. Donaldson, 100, of 222 State Street, Apt. 204, died Saturday March 29, at her home.

Born Feb. 22, 1908, in Hopkinton, the daughter of the late Frank and Eva Youngs Gardner, she attended Carthage Schools.

Mrs. Donaldson worked for New York Telephone Company in Carthage for 33 years, retiring as a chief operator in 1965.

She married Daniel Youngs on Jan. 28, 1926.

He died in 1970.

She married Stanley Donaldson on May 18, 1976.

He died in 1996.

Mrs. Donaldson was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Carthage.

She was a member of the Pioneer’s club of America, Carthage Area Hospital Auxiliary, the Sunshine Class of the First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women’s Club, and the Argonaut Club.

Surviving are a son and his wife, Daniel and Corleen Youngs, Boonville; eight grandchildren, several great and great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by seven sisters; Clara Simons, Elizabeth Newton, Chloe Genter, Alice Roy, Mary Monroe, Leona Gardner, and Catherine Wells; five brothers Melvin, Frank, Allen, Emery, and LeRoy.

Calling hours wil be held 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the Bossout-Lundy Funeral Home Inc., 500 State Street, Carthage.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, in the chapel at the funeral home with Rev. Linda J. Harris, pastor of the Carthage United Methodist Church, officiating.

Burial will take place at a later date in Fairview Cemetery, Carthage.

Memorial donations may be made to the Carthage Ambulance Fund.