Martha Rankin Fraley Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Martha Rankin Fraley of Lowell, North Carolina, who passed away on June 2, 2020, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Edward and Lillian Kee Rankin; her husband Kirby Dean Fraley; her son-in-law David Wheeler; her grandson Austin Leatherman; and her brothers, Charles, Olin and Harold Rankin.
She is survived by: her daughters, Robin Cudd of Cramerton, Lynne Wheeler of York, SC and Sandy Leatherman (Stacy) of Gastonia; and her grandchildren, Lindsay Bonham (Phil), Ashley Walker (Jeff), Whitney Blanton (Jeremy), Chaz Wheeler (Lori), Kirby Wheeler, Kyle Leatherman (Kristal) and Mitchell Leatherman (Leslie). She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Robin Johnson House, c/o Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054 or to ARC of Gaston County, 200 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28052.
