Martha Gerrity

Martha Cart Gerrity passed away peacefully on April 13, 2018 at Wesley Woods Healthcare in Waco, Texas at the age of 91. Martha was born in Versailles, Kentucky on May 15, 1926. Though she moved to Texas with her family at an early age, she never forgot her Kentucky roots especially on Derby Day. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Mission Park South Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas

Martha loved being a mother, grandmother, wife and homemaker and took great pride in her cooking, sewing, and gardening skills. She enjoyed entertaining friends and family. She was a member of Alamo Heights Methodist Church, the Junior Leagues of Houston and San Antonio, and the Bexar County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1972, as a single mother, she became a real estate agent in San Antonio and worked to eventually become a “million dollar salesperson”. When she met and married John Gerrity, the love of her life, in 1978, she retired so they could travel. She was the ever gentle Southern lady, a true steel-magnolia. Her family and friends were the most important parts of her life.

Mrs. Gerrity was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Lucian T. Jones, Jr.; her second husband, Col. John F. Gerrity; her parents, Charles and Margaret Cart; and her sister, Jean Crutchfield.

Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Martha (Tita) Balfanz and husband Kenneth, Rebecca Burns and husband Charles; son, Lucian T. Jones III and wife Candy; eight grandchildren, Phillip Balfanz and wife Susie, Karl Balfanz, Nicholas Jones and wife Lianne, Cannon Jones and wife Megan, Colter Jones, Benjamin Burns and wife Emily, Patrick Burns, and Katherine Burns; great grandchildren Emersyn, Aubrey, and Pierce Jones, Miles Balfanz, and Holly Jones; and children by marriage, Becky Hall, John Gerrity, Jim Gerrity, and Valorie Slentz.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Phillip Balfanz, Karl Balfanz, Nicholas Jones, Cannon Jones, Colter Jones (in absentia), Benjamin Burns, and Patrick Burns.

The family wishes to give special thanks to the sweet ladies at Wesley Woods, especially her long term care givers, Martha, Juana, Daniella, Evelyn, LaJuana, Charlotte, Mary, Jessica, Teretha, and Deon. Also, thanks to the compassionate staff at Providence Hospice, especially Cindy, Jennifer, Tish, and Oladipo. Thank you to a favorite friend, Mary Gonzalez-Lopez for her visits.

Memorials may be made to Providence Hospice of Waco, 6700 Sanger Ave. Waco, Texas 76710, or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Graveside Service

1:00 PM ,Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Mission Park South Cemetery
San Antonio, TX