[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E92-E93]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF MARTHA ANN SEGARS

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2022

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life of Martha Ann Segars who passed on January 19. I join her 
family, friends, and loved ones in mourning his loss.
  Born on September 16, 1931 to Due and Ruby Nabers Thompson in Red 
Bay, Alabama, she graduated from Red Bay High School in 1949 and 
enrolled at the University of Alabama. She proved to be a talented 
seamstress in her fashion design classes, though she was a dietetics 
major. In 1952, she married Kelly Segars, her high school sweetheart. 
In 1953 she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Institutional 
Management and accepted an internship at Vanderbilt University in 
Nashville. Her husband was soon called to serve in the Korean War.
  When her husband returned in 1955, she finished her internship and he 
worked as a pharmacist to prepare for Medical School. Their first son 
was born at Vanderbilt Hospital, and soon after Kelly was accepted into 
the University of Mississippi Medical School. Martha became a dietician 
at the VA medical center in Jackson. They soon settled in Iuka with 
their two sons and daughter. She continued to sew, work as a dietician, 
and manage the family farm.
  Martha was dedicated to the Tishomingo County community and served in 
a variety of roles: she has served on the boards of the Yellow Creek 
Port Authority, Yellow Creek Watershed Authority, Tishomingo County 
Economic Development, Tishomingo County Tourism Council, and dozens 
more. She has also served as the President of the Iuka Chamber of 
Commerce and Chair of the Arts and Historical Committee. She 
spearheaded the `Trash and Treasures along the Tenn-Tom,' and served as 
a tour guide for the Eagle Watch Cruises and the Fall Foliage Cruises 
on Pickwick Lake.
  Left to cherish her memory are her children Scott, Mark, and Leigh; 
grandchildren Tyler, Jackson, Thompson, Annie and James; nieces, 
nephews, and countless community members whose lives she impacted.
  Martha Ann Segars was a selfless community leader and an outstanding 
Mississippian. My thoughts and condolences are with those who knew and 
loved her.

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