Martha Wood Rivenbark, age 90, left this earthly life to be with Jesus on Thursday, May 5, 2011 from Huntington HealthCare.

Mrs. Rivenbark was born February 22, 1921 in Pender County, the daughter of the late Walter Winford and Bessie English Wood. She was also predeceased by her devoted husband, Alvin Woodrow Rivenbark; sisters, Estelle Wood, Edith Brice and Dorothy Mae Wood and brothers, Cleveland Wood, Fred Wood and Jimmy Wood.

She was a former member of Friendly Community Baptist Church and later became a faithful member of Peniel Free Will Pentecostal Baptist Church due to her inability to drive.

Surviving are her loving children, Al Woodrow Rivenbark, Jr. of Windsor, VA, Jerry W. Rivenbark, Sr., and wife, Betty Faye of Burgaw, Betty R. Dudley and husband, David of Wallace and Linda R. Heath of Wilmington; grandchildren, Raymond Chadwick, Angie Turner, Jerry Rivenbark, Jr., Jeffrey Rivenbark, Christy Heath, Gregory Foley and Aaron Heath; 11 great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren; sisters, Virginia Vickery of Wilmington, and Louise Bowden of Burgaw; brothers, William Wood of Jacksonville, FL and Joe Wood of Knightdale and Clifton Wood of Denver, CO and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Wallace Chapel with the Rev. Jerry W. Rivenbark, Jr. officiating.

Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park, Watha.

Casketbearers will be Victor Brice, Raymond Chadwick, Gregory Foley, Aaron Heath, Jeffrey Rivenbark, Frankie Bowden and Jimmy Bowden.

Honorary Casketbearers will be Marvin Horne, Bobby Powell, Mitchell Padgett and Buster Baysden.

The family will receive friends anytime at the home of Martha's daughter, Betty Dudley in Wallace.

Martha was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and aunt who loved her family dearly. She lived her life based on Christian principles and instilled these values in her children. With her warm heart and gentle spirit Martha was a good neighbor and friend. Based on her love for the Lord and her family she requested that all her children and grandchildren meet her in Heaven. Martha will be greatly missed, but more importantly our loss is Heaven's gain.

"Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Matthew 25:21

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