Margaret (Peggy) Sheffield Martin passed away on October 7, 2018. Born on June 25th, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia, Peggy was the daughter of I.M. Sheffield, Jr. and Margaret Ransom Sheffield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Everett Martin, Jr., her daughter, Margaret Elise (Lisa) Martin Tunnell and her brother I.M. Sheffield, III (Ilse). She is survived by her two sons, Thomas Everett Martin, III (Stella Wright) and David Sheffield Martin, Sr. (Elizabeth Evins), her son-in-law Spencer Tunnell II. She was blessed with four grandchildren, David Sheffield Martin, Jr. (Emily Goodwin), Cameron Martin McCord (Michael), Thomas Everett Martin, IV, George Wright Martin and eight great-grandchildren.
Peggy attended E. Rivers Elementary School and Washington Seminary in Atlanta. She graduated from Sweet Briar College in Amherst, Virginia. She lived a life of devotion to her family and service to her community. She held leadership roles in the Piedmont Hospital Women’s Auxiliary and the Junior League of Atlanta. She served on the alumni board of Sweet Briar College, was an Emeritus Trustee of The Westminster Schools and a past President and Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Her vision, leadership and persistence served to grow these and many other organizations, as well as mentor many leaders who followed in her footsteps.
Peggy was a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames in America, Atlanta Town Committee, member and past president of Peachtree Garden Club and a member of the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta. She was a former member of Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta and Highlands Country Club in Highlands, North Carolina.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the devoted care Vicki Haywood and Shatoya Mattox gave to her during her final years.
A service in celebration of her life will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta on Thursday, October 11th, at 11:00 am with a reception following in Ellis Hall at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her remembrance may be made to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Avenue, NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309.
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