JACKSON — Margaret Kavanaugh Martin was born Sept. 1, 1905, in Brandywine, Miss., to the late John Thomas and Sina Rushbrook Kavanaugh. She died May 5, 2010.

She was the granddaughter of the late Thomas Bruin Kavanaugh, whose relatives owned Bruinsburg, the Mississippi riverfront cotton plantation. She attended school in Claiborne County and Memphis, Tenn., and at Mississippi College and the University of Cincinnati.

She taught school in Claiborne County, ran an employment service for O’Shea Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, and managed portrait sales for Underwood & Underwood in Washington, D.C.

She and her late husband, Col. William Martin of Cleveland, Ohio, had very interesting lives, living in several cities in the U.S.A. and in foreign countries: two years in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and four years in Calcutta, India. They made two trips around the world and were able to visit many of the world’s famous places such as the pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal of Agra, India, and the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

After her husband died while living in India, she returned to the United States and bought a home in Jackson, Miss. She directed tours and escorted tours in the U.S.A. and Europe for 17 years with Jackson Tour and Travel Co.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. William Martin; her parents, John Thomas and Sina Kavanaugh; two brothers, Jack Kavanaugh of Port Gibson and Bob Kavanaugh of Vicksburg; one sister, Katherine Hawkins of Vicksburg; and one nephew, Patrick Kavanaugh of Jackson.

She is survived by nephews, Kelly Kavanaugh (Gail), Mike Kavanaugh (Janie) and Tom Kavanaugh (Karen), all of Vicksburg; one niece, Carol Breazeale (Robert) of Port Gibson; and many grand nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home, 350 High St. in Jackson, with the Rev. William Matthews of Picayune officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the hour of service. Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Port Gibson.

Pallbearers will be Kelly Kavanaugh, Tom Kavanaugh, Mike Kavanaugh, Robert Breazeale, Kavanaugh Breazeale, Robert Kempton and Gary Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Malcolm McMillin, Bob Crawford, Percy Stanfield, Dr. Suman Das and Ruby Watkins.

One of her lifelong passions was the beautification of St. Joseph Cemetery. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery of Port Gibson.

For online guestbook, go to www.wrightferguson.com.