1928 – 2013

AUBURN — Lilla “Tura” E. Martin, 85, of South Paris, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Hospice House after a short, but courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Hanover on June 22, 1928, the daughter of Clark and Edna Jordan Morse. She attended Gould Academy and worked in local factories and shoe shops. She married Leroy Martin Jr.

She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, betting on horse races, going to the casino, jigsaw puzzles and traveling to the West Coast to visit family.

She is survived by her husband of South Paris; her five children, Tahlia Denny of Portland, Ore., Cleve Bachelder of Portland, Ore., Clark Martin of Greenwood, Gina Teal of Portland, Ore., and Barry Martin of Hermiston, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ella Morse of Scarborough, Thelma Gaudett and husband, Eddie, of Yarmouth and Loretta Bryant of New Hampshire; and a brother, Charles Morse and his partner, Mary Rust, of South Paris.

She was predeceased by a brother, John Morse; and a sister, Patricia Moxey.

Her family wishes to thank the nurses and staff in the Central Maine Medical Center oncology unit and the staff at the Hospice House.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.