Louise O. Martin of Carrollton; Loved Family, Church, Hymns, and Roses Louise O. Martin was born on July 20, 1925, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Oliver, Sr., of Atlanta, GA, and passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on June 28, 2013. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, James D. Martin of Commerce, GA; a sister, Fran Oliver Mappin of Atlanta, and a brother, John W. Oliver, Jr., of Atlanta. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Stuart Smith, of Carrollton, to whom she was married in 1949 and from whom she was divorced in 1970, and who founded Smith Brothers Home Improvement & Builder's Supply in 1962 using a modest inheritance left to Louise by her parents. Mrs. Martin is survived by children of her first marriage, Oliver Thomas Smith of Carrollton; and a daughter, Carey Smith Sipp of Atlanta; four grandchildren: Stuart Thomas Smith and Lauren Louise Smith of Carrollton, and Patrick Oliver Sipp and Louisa Grace Sipp of Atlanta, and a stepson, Greg Martin of Fayetteville, GA. She is also survived by a brother, George Oliver of Conyers, as well as beloved nieces and nephews and step grand and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Martin was educated in Atlanta Public Schools, at Georgia State University, and at Emory University, where she became a registered Dental Hygienist, moving to Carrollton in 1949 to work for Dr. Selby Kramer. She joined the practice of Dr. Alvin Crews in 1959, where she worked for the next 30 years until her retirement. Mrs. Martin was a member of The American Dental Hygienists Association and the Georgia Dental Hygienists Association, having been recognized as that organization's Volunteer of the Year in 1977 for her work in educating children about the importance of good dental hygiene. Carrollton Presbyterian Church was at the top of her interests. For many years she was a choir member and Sunday School teacher at Tabernacle Baptist Church. After marrying Jim, a life-long Presbyterian, in 1975, she transferred her membership to Carrollton Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir for more than two decades, and served as an elder for many years. Her minister at Carrollton Presbyterian, The Reverend Jan Tolbert, was a patient of Mrs. Martin's for almost four decades, first visiting Mrs. Martin at the age of seven. Often called "The Rose Lady," Mrs. Martin served as president of the Spade and Trowel Garden Club for two terms, loved gardening, and at one time nurtured some 84 rose bushes. She loved putting rosebuds on the altar at her beloved Carrollton Presbyterian Church to mark the birth of a new baby, and creating flower arrangements for her church, friends, and the beloved supper club she and husband Jim belonged to for more than 30 years. Mrs. Martin was also a charter member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and served as the organization's sponsor in later years. As a long-time member of the Carrollton Civic Woman's Club, she was honored as that organization's Club Woman of the Year in 1997. In her role as a Pink Lady with the Tanner Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. Martin served as a volunteer greeter at Tanner Medical Center for many years as well. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to her beloved Carrollton Presbyterian Church, 14 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30117. The body will be cremated; arrangements by Almon Funeral Home. A celebration of Mrs. Martin's life, to be filled with hymns she loved and dozens of roses that will be taken to Tanner Medical Center and area nursing homes thereafter, is planned for Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m. at Carrollton Presbyterian Church, with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall.