Martha P. PaxtonMartha P. Paxton, age 75, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at 12:25 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.
She was born on April 5, 1944, to Harold and Martha R. Bender in Pennsylvania. She was united in marriage on June 27, 1964, to Terry L. Paxton in Newville, Pa.
She was a former bus driver for Warsaw Community School and was formerly employed as a cashier for Walmart. Martha was a member of Pathways Church in Warsaw and formerly attended Silver Lake Wesleyan Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Christine A. (Dennis) Hench, of Warsaw; son, Thomas (Melissa A.) Paxton, of New Bloomfield, Pa.; sisters, Donna Bender, of Chambersburg, Pa., and Elma Christine Byers, of Newburg, Pa.; brothers: Marshall Bender, of Graham, N.C.; Herman Bender, of Cross Lanes, of W. Va.; and Joseph Bender, of Altoona, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Martha was preceded in death by husband, Terry Paxton, in 2014; daughter, Linda Sue Sanchez; and granddaughter, Amanda Hench.
A memorial service for Martha will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. in Pathways Church, 2402 W. Old 30, Warsaw, with Pastor Anthony Cottrell officiating. Interment will be private in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
All arrangements are entrusted to McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
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