Martha Mayjel Wade, 89, of Jacks Creek, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Sept. 30, 2023. Funeral Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 4, at Jacks Creek Apostolic Church with Bro. Brent Daniel and Dr. John Scheel officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends at Shackelford Funeral Directors East Main Chapel from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, and again beginning at noon Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the church.
She was born on May 6, 1934, in Brownsville, the first-born daughter of the late Louis Kermit and Martha Ellen Taylor Hughes. She married Clinton Wade on Dec. 21, 1953 in Corinth, Miss. After living for a time in Chicago, they built a life in Chester County.
Affectionately known as, “Sis. Wade,” she received her Doctorate of Education from Arkansas State and devoted her life to teaching and educating children at Jacks Creek Apostolic School where she faithfully attended Jacks Creek Apostolic Church for over 50 years.
She was a loving and caring wife and mother who enjoyed cooking for her family as well as having her family around her home. She was an adoring Mamaw to 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren and many others that claimed her as “Mamaw Wade.”
She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Clinton; three children: Linda (DeWayne) Jackson of Jacks Creek, Denise (Mark) Daniel of Henderson and Mark (Jill) Wade of Jackson; four siblings, Bobby (Betty) Hughes of Trenton, Tina Gray of Alamo, Tilda (Bill) Lyons of Florence, Ala., and David (Cathy) Hughes of Deanburg; and an abundance of other family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Darlene Daniel; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and David Matthews; and grandchildren Clinton A. “Little Clint” Jackson, Phillip Jackson, Bradley Daniel, and Martha Ellen Daniel.
