Martha Jean Daniel age 60 of Ovid, Michigan died May 16, 2008 at at her home in Ovid, Michigan.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Dan Cameron will officiate with burial at South Ovid Cemetery Ovid Township, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008, from 6-8 p.m. and Monday, May 19, 2008, from 2-8 p.m. with the family present 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Martha was born in Traverse City, Michigan on August 20, 1947, the daughter of Richard and Dorothy (Gates) Wellman She resided most of her life in in the Ovid area and graduated from Ovid-Elsie High School and attended Lansing Community College. Martha married John Daniel on July 15, 1963, in Laingsburg, Michigan. Martha wrote children's stories, and she also was a teacher's aid for the Ovid-Elsie Public Schools at North Elementary and worked at the United Dairy Association in Okemos, Michigan. Martha enjoyed gardening, flowers, and making jewelry and served with the Ovid Historical Society.
She is survived by husband, John Daniel of Ovid, Michigan, 3 daughters, Julie & Ed Chapko of Ovid, MI, Kim & Jim Nixon of Ovid, MI, Laura & Mark Hall of Ovid, MI, 5 grandchildren, David Chapko, Jessica & Tony Wieber, Mykel Hall, Cody Nixon, Kristy Hall, 1 sister, Pat & Edward Condra of Tennessee, 1 brother, Larry & Karen Wellman of Belding, MI. She is predeceased by her parents.
Memorials may be made to Clinton County Hospice. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel, Elsie, Michigan.
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Martha Jean Daniel