Bessie Martin, 78

A retired employee of the Carrier Corporation and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James and Berna Tipton Breedlove.

She was married to Jewel D. Martin who preceded her in death in 1992 In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother and four sisters.

She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Doyle Ferrell of McMinnville; grandson, Dwayne Ferrell of Nashville; brother and sister-in-law, Franklin and Wanda Breedlove of Trenton, Ga., and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High?s Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in White County. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s. Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 9, 2006