Martha Sue Wright, 89, a resident of Martin, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at Jackson Madison County Hospital.
Visitation was from 11 a.m. until the hour of service in the Murphy Funeral Home chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the funeral chapel. Jake Waterfield officiated. Burial followed at Tansil Cemetery in Sharon. Murphy Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
She was born on March 22, 1937, in Finger, to the late William Harrison “Judge” Naylor and Thelma Woodrow Naylor.
She was a member at First United Methodist Church in Martin, a devoted homemaker who found joy in her family, outdoor activities such as deer hunting and loved watching college football, particularly the Tennessee Volunteers.
She is survived by three of her children, Bobby Wright of Martin, Susan (Bob) Waterfield Williams of Sharon and Billy (Shelia) Wright of Martin; five grandchildren, Denise (Kenneth) Waterfield Wright of South Fulton, Jake (Paige) Waterfield of Sharon, Brittany Wright of Mayfield, Ky., Adam Wright of Martin and Kiley Wright of Union City; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert E. “Bob” Wright; one daughter, Stacey Mae Wright; a grandson, Matt Wright; one son-in-law, David Waterfield; a sister, Nancy Woodruff; and one brother, Glenn Naylor.
