MARTHA B. WILSON, 83, of Marion Station, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at her home.

Born in Calhoun City, Mississippi on October 27, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Nolan R. and Gladys Wilkerson Bardwell.

During World War II, she worked in shipyards in Charleston, South Carolina and, later, Fairchild Aircraft in Washington, DC and Hagerstown doing time and motion studies.

She had been making her home in Marion since 1955, following her marriage to Robert J. Wilson, who preceded her in death on February 20, 1998. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her home on Coulbournes Creek, her family, and especially her grandchildren. She also loved to read, travel and garden. In addition, she served as Den Mother of Cub Scouts.

She is survived by two daughters, Cynthia W. Stevens and her husband, Craig, and Suzanne W. Tawes; two sons, Christopher G. Wilson and Robert J. Wilson, Jr., all of Marion Station; eight grandchildren, Dustin and Alexander Tawes, Lauren and Lindsey Wilson, and Brian, Brady, Neil and Kathleen Stevens; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joseph Cross, Lorraine Bardwell, Vernon, Richard and Carl Wilson, Donna Bechtel and Nancy Engh; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Dorothy Cross, Robert Bardwell, Betty Jo Walker and Dugan Bardwell; and her daughter-in-law, Sheila Somers Wilson.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2 PM at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield where friends may call one hour prior. The Rev. Sally Russum will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to be sent to Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home Building Fund, 201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, Maryland 21817.

To send condolences to the family, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com