Martha was born on September 10, 1927 in Rootstown, Ohio to parents John and Mildred (Chapman) McManus. She was a graduate of Rootstown High School and was raised and active in the Rootstown Methodist Church. Martha was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a descendant of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) on her mother’s side. She enjoyed owning several horses throughout her life and was an avid landscape painter.
Martha is survived by her sister Leah Sommers of Rootstown, her two sons: Gary (Sue) Goodyear of Danville, Illinois and Shawn (Robin) Lawrence of Alliance, Ohio, and many loving grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Francis Lawrence Jr.
Friends will be received at the Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home, 703 E. Main St, Ravenna, on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 10:00am until the 11:00am Memorial Service. Inurnment will follow at Homeland Cemetery.
Condolences and memories can be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com