Martha Widener Doss Bryan, 93

Martha Widener Doss Bryan, 93, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, November 6, 2026. She was born in Damascus, Virginia, to the late Buford Andrew and Rhoda Catherine Widener.

After growing up in Virginia and graduating from Welch High School, Martha moved to Jacksonville in 1954, where she became an active member of Highlands Baptist Church. For more than 30 years, she faithfully served as a teacher and director of Highlands Baptist Daycare and Weekday Ministry. In 2000, she moved to Middleburg and became a member of First Baptist Church Middleburg, where she cherished her church family.

Above all else, Martha loved Jesus. Her faith was the foundation of her life, shaping the way she loved others, served her church, and cared for her family. She was a strong, devoted, and godly woman whose kindness, determination, and unwavering faith left a lasting impression on all who were blessed to know her. She found great joy in the simple pleasures of life, from the special place she held in her heart for the Smoky Mountains to reminiscing about days gone by over a cup of coffee and a slice of peanut butter pie. Yet her greatest earthly joy was spending time with the people she loved.

Martha is survived by her children, Kathy Hansen and Larry (Cindy) Doss; granddaughter, Courtney (Matt) Cummings; and great-grandson, Jaxon Cummings as well as great-granddaughters Ashley and Wendi Hansen (mom Tina). She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenny Edward Doss; her later husband, James Bryan; her sister, Brenda Ball; and her son-in-law, Herman Hansen.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, at First Baptist Church Middleburg, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Martha will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband, Kenny Edward Doss, at 2:30 p.m. at Chapel Hill Memory Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida.

Arrangements are under the care of Russell Haven of Rest Funeral Home. Family and friends may share their condolences at https://www.RHRFH.com.