Mrs. Jeanne Martinson Statham age 72 of Dunwoody, passed away on June 14, 2016. She was a longtime former member of Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta and was a current member of Dunwoody Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her first husband: James Martinson in 1969. She is survived by husband: Thomas G. Statham; children: Jay E. Martinson of Dunwoody, Dr. Craig & Maria Martinson of Sylvania, GA, and Thomas B. & Amanda Statham of Newnan; sister: Carolyn Payne Sharpe of Knoxville; grandchildren: Hagan T. Martinson, John E. Martinson both of Sylvania, GA and Henry T.K. Statham of Newnan; and a host of nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 3 PM, Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 at Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, TN. The family will also hold a service at 2:30 PM, Thursday, June 16th, 2016 at Second -Ponce de Leon Baptist Church 2715 Peachtree Road NW 30305 Atlanta, GA with Pastor Richard C. Statham and Dr. C. Robert Marsh officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2:15 in the church parlor before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to James E. Martinson Scholarship Fund at The University of Tennessee or Pregnancy Resource Center of Doraville 5935 New Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30340. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesboro/Stockbridge 770-210-2700.
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