Martha Winans

Martha Winans, age 83, passed from this life to her heavenly home on October 14, 2022. She had been residing at Tribute Senior Living in Prosper, Texas. Martha was born January 29, 1939, in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Longview High School in 1957. She attended Abilene Christian College. Over the course of her life, she resided in several cities: Fort Worth; Vallejo, CA; Longview; Stillwater, OK; Alpine; College Station; Lawton, OK; Gainesville; Abilene; Brenham, and Frisco. She was as a full-time homemaker when her children were young, serving in many volunteer roles in the community and the church. Later in life, her workplaces included the Gainesville Daily Register, Hillcrest Church of Christ, Abilene Christian University, the City of Brenham, Texas A&M University, and Alpine Christian Academy. Her presence made a positive impact wherever she was. Martha and her family were long-time members of the Church of Christ. She grew up attending the Mobberly Avenue Church in Longview and was a long-time member at the Hillcrest Church in Gainesville and later at the Brenham Church of Christ. After returning to Longview, she attended the Alpine Church until she moved to Parkview Senior Living in Frisco. Her loved ones remember Martha as a creative artist, a great baker and decorator, a gracious hostess, an avid bridge player, a skilled swimmer and lifeguard/instructor, and always a devoted Christian. She had a great sense of humor, loved old movies and television shows, and was generous and helpful to so many. She was always happiest when surrounded by family. Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Don Winans; her parents, W.G., Sr. (Gorden) and Elizabeth Coley; a brother, Bill Coley; a sister-in-law, Sandra Godwin Coley; two children, Beth and Steven Stafford; a son-in-law, Mitchell Fischer; her former spouse, Don Stafford; her grandparents, and numerous aunts and uncles. She will be remembered fondly and missed greatly by her children, Stacie Fischer of Celina; Penny Eubank and her husband, Nelson, of Atlanta; and Scott Stafford and his wife, Rhonda, of San Antonio. She also leaves behind 6 grandchildren: Chelsie Nail and her husband, Kyle, of Melissa, TX; Lindsey Sitzes and her husband, Corbin, of Collinsville; Carissa Eubank of Phoenix; Harrison Stafford and Lauren Stafford of College Station; and Nathan Eubank of Atlanta. She is also survived by 4 great grandchildren: Chandler and Kirklyn Nail and Cohen and Lincoln Sitzes; her brother, Alton Coley and his wife, Vickie; and 3 nieces and a nephew. A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Saturday, October 29, at 2:00 p.m. at Alpine Church of Christ in Longview, with Rodney Cox officiating. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Horn-Nail-Haggard in Daingerfield. To post a tribute, visit www.hornnailhaggardfh.com