KINSEY. . .Martha Baxter Raley, a resident of Kinsey, died early Friday afternoon, December 27, 2024, at her home. She was 96.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 30, 2024, in the Kinsey Baptist Church with Reverend Joel Laseter and Chaplain Kevin Kelly officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Monday in the church sanctuary. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday in Gardens of Memory. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kinsey Baptist Church, 6745 Walden Drive, Kinsey, AL 36303.
Mrs. Raley was born and reared in Headland, daughter of the late Terrance Moran Baxter, Sr. and Annie Genie Avant Baxter. She was a 1946 graduate of Headland High School. Mrs. Raley lived in Webb before moving to Kinsey in 1950. She was a member of Kinsey Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher and was active in Vacation Bible School and was also a member of the Beatrice Sunday School Class. Mrs. Raley was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Edward “Pat” Raley, Sr., her brothers, Jim Baxter, Franklin Baxter and Moran Baxter, and her sisters, Betty Fairchild, Louise Carswell and Leah Durkee.
Surviving relatives include two daughters, Evelyn Raley Laseter, and Jo Anne Raley Decker (Charles), all of Kinsey; a son, Harold E. Raley, Jr. (Cheryl), Kinsey; grandchildren, Shea Calhoun (Jason), Hal Raley, III, Chris Raley (Lisa), Allison Raley Williams (Jay), John Laseter (Amanda), Rachel Exum, Reverend Joel Laseter (KrisAnn), Corey Decker and Patricia Decker; thirteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Serving as active pallbearers will be the grandsons.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Gentiva Hospice and also sitters, Judy McArdle Hough, Valerie Underwood, Marianne Chapman and the Geraldine Bennett sitting service for the loving care and kindness shown to Mrs. Raley during her illness.
