Obituaries

Martha Louise Jewell MayMusician, Church Member

Martha Louise Jewell May, 90, a musician, homemaker and church member, died of complications from Parkinson's disease Oct. 8 at the Westminster retirement community in Lake Ridge, where she lived.

She was born in Jackson, Tenn., and was raised in Fort Thomas, Ky. She moved to Cincinnati and worked as an administrative assistant for the Cincinnati Post and for Procter & Gamble. She was an early member of the Procter & Gamble glee club and, as part of a trio, sang popular songs on a local weekly radio broadcast. She married and moved to Atlanta, then to Falls Church in 1955.

She was a member of Dulin United Methodist Church in Falls Church and its women's service circle. She was a typist for the production of "The White House Chef Cookbook" in the 1960s. Also during the 1960s, she taught children in the special education program at Valleybrook School in Falls Church.

For many years, she was an administrative assistant in the chaplain's office at Sibley Memorial Hospital, until she retired in 1982. She returned to Cincinnati, then moved back to the Washington area in 1995.

An accomplished pianist, she played frequently during social events at Westminster. She also enjoyed gardening and reading about theology.

Her husband of 45 years, Donald Johnson May, died in 1988.

Survivors include three children, Barbara Jewell May of Danville, Ky., David William May of Scarborough, Maine, and Elizabeth May McKenna of Arlington; and three grandchildren.

Virginia Clay GreenArlington County Clerk

Virginia Clay Green, 93, one of the "government girls" who came to the Washington area shortly before World War II and later an Arlington County employee, died Oct. 8 of a stroke at her home in Arlington.

Mrs. Green was born in Catlettsburg, Ky. After graduation from high school, she made her way in the early 1930s to the Washington area and worked for the federal government through World War II. In later years, she worked as deputy clerk for Arlington County. She was a member and past international officer and governor of the Quota Club, a service club for businesswomen.

Her marriage to Joseph Long ended in divorce. Her second husband, H. Bruce Green, died in 1993.