Martha C Bigby

Martha C. Bigby, 82, of Fairhope, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Covenant Hospice. She was born October 10, 1936 in Frisco City, AL, to Randolph and Velma Vickery. Martha married her husband, Felix D. Bigby Jr., in 1958 and moved to Fairhope, where she was a teacher and then the principal, at Fairhope Elementary School for over 30 years. She retired in 1995, but continued to support education, by becoming a life time member of the Baldwin County chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Martha moved to Gulf Breeze, FL in 2010 to be closer to her family. Ms. Bigby was preceded in death by her parents Randolph and Velma Vickery, and her husband Felix D. Bigby Jr. She is survived by her daughter Melissa (Mark) Haselhorst of Gulf Breeze, FL and her son Drew Bigby, Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan; her brother Jim and his wife Marti, grandchildren Ansley (Tony) Silva and Jacob and Ryan Bigby. The family would like to thank Gulf Breeze Hospital and Covenant Hospice for their loving care of their mother and grandmother in her final days. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 8th from 5-7pm with a graveside service at 10 am on Saturday, March 9th.  In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association.      ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO RD FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 (251) 990-7775