Struthers, Martha Louise 


Incredibly intelligent and strong-willed, Martha Louise Struthers left this 
chapter of her existence and moved to the next on August 1, 2006. She was 
born Martha Louise McBrayer on June 9, 1927, in Marshall. An avid reader, 
she loved to educate herself about new things. Martha wrote both prose and 
poetry, chiefly for herself, and was very gifted in doing so. She was a 
stubbornly private person, yet she was not one to shirk from letting another 
know her opinion about any subject. To say Martha was deft and direct when 
speaking would be an understatement. Martha completed her education at the 
University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, where she met her husband, Dr. 
John Edmund Struthers Jr. In Denver, Colorado, she raised her family and 
lived for 30 years, before returning to Texas to live the remainder of her 
life in Longview. She was preceded in death by her sons, Mark Cameron 
Struthers and Grant Clayton Struthers. Martha is survived by her brother, 
Jack McBrayer; son, John Edmund Struthers III; daughter, Martha Brooke 
Struthers; grandchildren, Jeremy Struthers and Jennifer Struthers; nieces, 
Kim McBrayer Alston, Janet Struthers, and Lynn Struthers; and nephew, James 
Struthers Jr. Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, August 7, 2006, at Welch 
Funeral Home, located at 4619 Judson Road, in Longview. The family will 
receive friends 4 p.m. today, August 6, 2006. An online registry may be 
signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal from 8/4/2006 - 8/6/2006.