Martha Ann Rose

Martha Ann Rose passed peacefully into heaven on Tuesday, May 10, 20ll. She entered this world, with her twin sister, on August 30, 1945, in Richmond, CA. Her parents were Noble C. and Thelma(Aday) Elliff. Martha grew up in the southwest, her parents settling in Prescott in August of 1956. The twins graduated from Prescott High School in 1963, one of four sets of twins to graduate that year. She met and married the love of her life, Jack Rose, while working for the telephone company in Seattle, WA. They moved to Moscow, Idaho to live while Jack finished his degree at Wash. State University in Pullman, WA. They then moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where they resided until Jacks retirement in 2002. During this time Martha worked as a church secretary, volunteer church choir leader, volunteer teachers aide, and as a High School Assistant Librarian and was a stay at home mom for awhile. Upon their return to Prescott, they bought a partnership in Arizona Seamless Gutters, and Marthabecame the receptionist/scheduler. They bought out the partnership in 2005, and Martha moved intothe position of Office manager and Financial Officer. Martha loved people and her greatest asset was making everyone feel comfortable upon their very first meeting. She loved singing in the choir, singing solos and could sing just about any church song from memory. Over the past five years, Martha was the Greeter chairperson at Willow Hills Baptist Church. Her hugs and smiles will be greatly missed. Her greatest desire was for all she met to know Christ Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Martha is survived by her husband Jack; her daughter Melanie Rose of Pacific, WA; her twin sisterMargaret (Dave) Kaufmann of Prescott, AZ; brother Noble (Lois) Elliff, Jr. of Van Buren, Ark; sisters-in-law Marilyn Moon of Pacific, WA and Myrna (Elwin) Paulson of Sydney, MT; dear cousin Mary (Norm) Rubey of Phoenix, AZ; numerous nieces and nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and older sister, LaVerne Fisher Anderson.

Service:
A memorial service will take place at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Willow Hills Baptist Chuch, 1071 Mogollon Rd., in Prescott, AZ 86301.
In lieu of flowers the famly requests donations in Martha's name to: Willow Hills Baptist Church, "Piano Fund", 1071 Mogollon Rd., Prescott, AZ 86301