Martha Cormie Evans, 101, of Pennington passed away Saturday October 14th at Sunrise of Lower Makefield. Born in Trenton, she had resided in Pennington for many years. She was a supervisor for NJ Bell telephone retiring after 32 years. She was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Trenton, a longtime member of Hopewell Valley Chapter of Deborah and Needlework Guild of America, the Pennington Women’s Club, the Questers Chapter 1011, the Telephone Pioneers of America, Moring Star Chapter #32 Order of the Eastern Star, Student Nurse Committee and volunteer at Mercer Medical Center’s Mercer Mart.
Daughter of the late Lida Sutphen and John Cormie, Sr., sister of the late John Cormie, Jr., wife of the late Edward P. Evans, she is survived by a niece Jo Anna Cormie Jenkins and family, a nephew Robert Cormie and family.
Graveside service will be held Wednesday October 18th 11:00 a.m. at Old School Baptist Cemetery, Hopewell. Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com. Contributions may be made to: Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation, 10810 East 45th St., Suite 300, Tulsa, OK 74146 (www.CRHCF.org).
