Mrs. Ramelle Martin Bivens

January 3, 1922 - December 11, 2019

Funeral services for Mrs. Ramelle Martin Bivens, age 97, are scheduled for 1 PM, Saturday, December 14, 2019 in the chapel of Pafford Funeral Home in Lexington. Interment will follow in Henderson County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Bivens passed away late Wednesday in Lexington. She was born January 3, 1922 in Henderson County to the late Oscar L. and Flossie Christopher Williams. She was retired from Salant & Salant and was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. She was a seamstress and loved sewing for her children. She also enjoyed traveling. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Mr. Luther Sanders Martin and James Bivens; one grandson, Brent Jowers; one sister, Helen Melton; and a stepdaughter, Brenda Woodward. Survivors include her son, Steven Martin (Gina); two daughters, Pat Odle (John) and Jane Sellers (the late Tim); step-daughter, Pat McKay; two sisters, Edith Melton (the late Melvin) and Sue Wood (the late W.R.); seven grandchildren, Robin Keyser, Kristi Rainwater, Julie Hardy, Michie Swartwood, David McKay, Scott Woodward, and Keith Woodward; and ten great grandchildren.