Martha Tatum's Obituary
Martha Steger Tatum was born July 31, 1942 in Shreveport, LA and passed away on March 17, 2025 in Longview, TX. Funeral services for Mrs. Tatum will be held at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home on Friday, March 21 at 2pm, with a private family burial to follow at Soules Chapel Cemetery outside Gilmer, TX.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Bradley Sample and Eulalia Matlock Sample, as well as her son, Bill Whitten and her previous husbands, John Steger and Bernie Tatum.
She is survived by her son Al Rawls, and her grandchildren, Michelle Rawls, Ashley Rawls, Ryan Whitten, Jared Whitten and Heather Anderson.
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