OBITUARY
SOUTHERN PINES Martha Tattersall, 59, of Whispering Pines, died suddenly
Dec. 13, 2004, at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church of Southern Pines with the Rev. James D. Franklin Jr. officiating.
Family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Friday at the residence,
166 Pine Lake Drive, Whispering Pines.
Martha was born in Graham on Aug. 12, 1945, to Artis Bryant Hardee and
Martha Hoell Hardee.
Martha graduated from St. Mary's College in 1965. It was St. Mary's that
introduced Martha to the Episcopal Church, where she faithfully served
and worshipped for nearly 40 years. She went on to graduate from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967, where she was a member of Pi
Beta Phi.
Martha left Chapel Hill to work at the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond,
Va. She was editor of House Magazine and worked for the bank for more
than two years. Martha left Richmond in 1969 and began traveling the world.
She spent six months in New South Wales, Australia, working as an editorial
researcher for Reader's Digest. She worked with author John Gunther on
his book Inside Australia. Her love for travel and adventure took her
to many exciting and exotic destinations. She encouraged her friends and
family to discover the world and to share in her passion for travel.
Martha returned to the United States and went to work for Whispering Pines
Country Club. The Village of Whispering Pines was developed by her father
in 1959 and was the place she would call home for the remainder of her
life. She began at WPCC first as club coordinator and eventually operations
manager. She left Whispering Pines in 1988 to become club manager at Woodlake
Country Club, another development spearheaded by her father. Martha spent
nearly 10 years at Woodlake, the last seven as general manager and vice
president of Woodlake Partners, Ltd., and broker in charge of their real
estate program. For the next two years, Martha was the broker in charge
at the Carolina Company. She then went on to Computer Living Corp., working
as a writer, research assistant and media coordinator. For the last three
years, Martha was a mortgage banker for Tower Funding Group. She also
was the administration and marketing coordinator for Whispering Woods
Golf Course from 2001 until December 2004.
As accomplished as Martha was, there was never a job too small or too
unimportant for her to do. Martha held various board and advisory positions,
including president of the board of advisors at Woodlake Country Club,
board of advisors at Whispering Pines Country Club, past member of the
board of trustees for The O'Neal School, past president of the Parents
Association at The O'Neal School and Club Managers Association of America,
Carolinas Chapter.
Martha also was a Moore County Leadership Institute graduate, a member
of the Moore County Parks and Recreation Board, the Southern Pines Area
Board of Realtors, the National Executive Housekeepers Association and
the Executive Women's Golf Association. A longtime member of the Emmanuel
Episcopal Church in Southern Pines, Martha devoted much of her time to
the church. Most dear to her was her service on the Altar Guild and her
Sunday school class, which she taught for 22 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Tate Tattersall Garrison and husband, Shaw,
of Raleigh; a son, William H. Tattersall and wife, Josie, of Raleigh;
a brother, J. Ron Hardee and wife, Dr. Luellen Hardee, of Morehead City;
a niece, M. London Liebengood and husband, John, of Alexandria, Va.; a
nephew, A.B. Hardee, wife, Leslyn, and daughter, Addyson, of Morehead
City; and beloved companion Louis C. Walker of Whispering Pines and his
daughters Holly A. Walker of Blowing Rock and Heather M. Walker of Boone.
Honoring Martha's love of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Whispering
Pines, memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
340 South Ridge St., Southern Pines, NC 28387, or Whispering Pines Garden
Club, 65 Winding Trail, Whispering Pines, NC 28327. Martha's life and
spirit continue to live on through her gift of organ donation.
Arrangements by Powell Funeral Home and Crematory, Southern Pines.
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