Martha Christine Francis Aleshire Breeden (1930 – 2024)

Martha Christine Francis Aleshire Breeden passed away in her home on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 93.

Martha Christine Francis Aleshire Breeden

Martha was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Stanley, VA, to the late John W.E. Aleshire and Mina L. Painter Aleshire.

Martha was preceded in death by her seven siblings, Omer, Naomi, Robert, Alene, Carson, and Warren, as well as her husband of 42 years, Floyd C. “Topsy” Breeden, and stepdaughter Deborah J. Babb.

Martha worked for the Warren County Schools as a Cafeteria Manager for 20-plus years and loved all the children she saw and spoke to daily.  She was a devoted and active Front Royal Seventh Day Adventist Church member.  She loved family gatherings and telling stories of growing up on the Farm and driving from Stanley daily to Rockville, MD across Route 211, no matter what the weather, to go to work at the Adventist Sanitarium and the sewing factory.

She loved her family and friends dearly. Her laugh was always a hearty one and could be infectious.  She devoted her life to her husband, son, daughter, and the light of her life, her grandson Robbie.

Martha is survived by her son, Charles Aleshire, and wife, Charlene of Salem, VA; her daughter, Lisa Supernaugh, and husband Gary; her grandson, Robert Foster, and wife Joanna; her step-grandchildren, Donnie Babb and wife Danielle, Todd Supernaugh and wife Desiree, and Mark Supernaugh; her two great-grandsons, Brayden and Bentley Foster, whom she loved more than they will ever know; her nine step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at Maddox Funeral Home on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 11 a.m., to be officiated by Pastor Wayne Spangenberg. A visitation will be held on Sunday, April 7, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Following all services, her entombment will take place at Panorama Memorial Gardens.

Robert Foster, Billy Grove, Jim Johnson, Gary Supernaugh, Todd Supernaugh, and Mark Supernaugh will be pallbearers.