Martha Frazier

FRAZIER, MARTHA ANN (HARDIN), 77, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010.

Martha was born in Louisville on August 31, 1933 to William and Ola Mae Hardin. She was an artist, a published poet, a Kentucky Colonel and an avid book reader and UK basketball fan. Martha was a member of Zachary Taylor Unit #180 American Legion Auxiliary and VFW #1170 Auxiliary. She was a past president of Zachary Taylor Auxiliary and past fifth district president of the American Legion Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph G. Frazier; her parents; and sister, Mary Jo Priest.

Martha is survived by her daughter, Linda Norton and son-in-law, Barry Norton, who were caregivers. She is also survived by two grandsons, Barry Norton Jr. (Jenny) and Charles Norton (Kristin); seven great-grandchildren, Chelsea, Dylan, Shelby, Chandley, Kendra and Skylar Norton and Keaten Quickert; two sisters, Dorothy Dietrich and Norman Hardin; and a brother, William E. Hardin.

Her funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Arch L. Heady Funeral Home, Westport Road, with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and noon-2 p.m. Thursday. American Legion Auxiliary service is 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The family would like to express its gratitude to Hosparus of Louisville for the loving care and kindness to Martha and her family.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus of Louisville or to the American Cancer Society of Louisville. Online condolences to www.archlheadywestport.com




Published in The Courier-Journal on December 28, 2010 Follow this Obituary
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