A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Lydia Atherton (Jane) Martin
According to Bob Reeves, she changed her name from Lydia to Jane.
Patriot Ledger, 24-27 May 2008 (obtained from Legacy.com):
Weymouth Jane "Sister" (Martin) Reeves, died peacefully Friday morning, May 23rd at Life Care Center of Raynham at the age of 92. She was born in Stoughton on April 26, 1916, the daughter of the late Branch Woodruff Martin and Lydia Atherton (Hodges) Martin. Mrs. Reeves graduated from Stoughton High School and attended Simmons College in Boston to study Journalism. Jane married the late Charles Humphries Reeves and lived in New Orleans and Memphis. After his death she and her two children returned to Massachusetts and lived in Weymouth. Mrs. Reeves wrote and published company newsletters of two Zenith wholesale distributors, Shobe and Northeastern, and became the Sales Promotion Manager at Northeastern Distributors. She was a member of the Old South Union Church for 60 years. Jane is survived by her daughter, Lynn Reeves Thayer and her husband, Richard Thayer of Middleboro and her son, Robert D. Reeves, II and his wife, Lee Ann S. Reeves of Gainesville, Florida, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 at the Old South Union Chapel, 25 Columbian St., S. Weymouth. Arrangements are made by the C. C. Shepherd Funeral Home, 134 Pleasant St. (Columbian Sq.), S. Weymouth.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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