Martha May Baird Babbitt, 82, of Crown Point, Ind., formerly of Cromwell passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. She was born on Dec. 19, 1931, in Bloomington, Ind., to the late Clay Allison Baird and Ethel Carter Richeson Baird.
Martha devoted her life to caring for her family. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and observing the wildlife that graced her farm in Cromwell. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Beaver Dam.
Mrs. Babbitt was preceded in death by her husband, Logan Clifton Babbitt on March 22, 2013; sister, Betty Baird; and brothers, Robert Baird, Bruce Baird and Rex Baird.
Survivors include her seven children, Judith Ann (Charles) Wirtz, of Crown Point, Ind., Michael Ainsworth Babbitt of Beaver Dam, Ky., Pamela Sue (Gordon) St. Martin, of Lowell, Ind., Stephen Clay (Kathy) Babbitt, of Merrillville, Ind., Betty Jean (Thomas) Mateja, of Munster, Ind., Katherine Blanche (Michael) Vandergast, of Crown Point, Ind., and Logan Charles (Tanya) Babbitt, of Monticello, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Wesley Clay Baird, of Beaver Dam; and one sister, Wilma Lorene (Ralph) Jung, of North Kingstown, R.I.; sisters-in-law, Lanev Duvall, of Hartford, Ky., Emma Jean Farmer, of Hartford, Ky., Ernie Baird, of Lewisport, Ky., and Ann Baird of Cromwell, Ky.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Bro. Charles Minton officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 3 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 878 U.S. Hwy 231 South, Beaver Dam, Ky. 42320 or to Hospice of the Calumet Area, 600 Superior Avenue, Munster, Ind. 46321.