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Martha L. Hill Bates
Martha L. Hill Bates Martha L. Hill Bates, 99, of Friendship Village, Dublin died Tuesday evening, August 2, 2005 at the Friendship Village Health Center.  She was born Aug 31, 1905 in Union County to Sherman Peter Hill and Deborah Parks Hill, both deceased.

In 1966 she married Wilbur Bates in the Epworth United Methodist Church in Marion.  He died in May of 1993.

Martha was a member of the West Mansfield United Methodist Church for 37 years.  She served in the Office of Strategic Services (a predecessor to the CIA) in India and Germany during World War II.  After the war she taught school in Elkhart, Indiana and Marion, Ohio.  She loved to travel the country, often to attend classes to further her own education.  Her zest for life kept her traveling well into her eighties.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Katherine Hill, Marion; Charles Hill, Dublin; Pauline Orr, Columbus; and Richard Hill, Greenville.  She is also survived by 1 stepson, Bernard Bates, West Mansfield and 1 stepdaughter, Inez Branham, Florida.  She was preceded in death by 1 brother.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. in the Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood, OH with Pastor David R. Wilson officiating.  Burial will be in York Cemetery.  Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of donor's choice.

Condolences to the family may be sent online at www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.


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#1 from: Sharyl Sines
Fri, Aug 5, 2005 at 10:23 PM

Martha was a friend to me when our children were small about 30 years ago.  She was so friendly at church and always interested in the missions work.  She taught me a lot.  One summer at a women's meeting and potluck dinner at the West Mansfield Conservation Club, she had a delicious cucumber dish.  I complimented her on it.  The next Sunday at church she handed me the recipe for the dressing.  It is still a favorite of mine...as a matter of fact I made some this week.  And Martha's hand-written recipe is in my file box!  




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