Martha Francis Gordon, 90, died April 23, 2009 at her residence in Lyles. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 26, 2009 at McDonald Funeral Home in Centerville with Mark Walton and Thomas Mayberry officiating. Burial followed in the Campground Cemetery. Mrs. Gordon, a daughter of the late James Norris and Bessie Annette Arnold Bates, was born October 30, 1918 in Hickman County. She was a cook at Centerville Elementary School and was a member of Fairfield Baptist Church and Senior Citizens. Survivors include three sons, David Gordon of Williamsport, Gary Gordon of Hohenwald and Larry Gordon of Summertown; four daughters, Jean Travis of Hampshire, Betty Dudley of Nunnelly, Bessie Shepard of Centerville and Reba Barnes of Lyles; a sister, Ruth Owings of California; 25 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren and 41 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gordon was preceded in death by two sons, Bobby and Nickey Gordon, a daughter, Faye Gordon, a brother, John Bates and three sisters, Christine Pollock, Gladys Seebers and Lula Maye Beard.