Martha May Colbert

February 26, 1936 - August 18, 2015

Mrs. Martha May Colbert, 79, of Louisiana, Missouri passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. A Mass of The Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri. Father Lou Dorn will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 21st at the funeral home. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Louisiana. She was born February 26, 1936 in Louisiana, Missouri the daughter of James and Mary Catlett Calhoun. She married William Eugene “Gene” Colbert October 14, 1967 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church at Millwood, Missouri. Martha is survived by her husband William Eugene “Gene” Colbert of Louisiana, Missouri, one son; William James Colbert (Jennifer) of Clarksville, Missouri, one daughter, Mary Ellen Huckstep (Jeff) of Clarksville, Missouri, three granddaughters; Jenna Huckstep of Fulton, Missouri, Sarah Huckstep and Laura Huckstep both of Clarksville, Missouri, Four grandsons; Dolon Colbert of Louisiana, Missouri, Justin Campbell, Steven Campbell and Ethan Campbell all of Clarksville, Missouri and one sister, Anna Louise Calhoun of Louisiana, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents. Martha graduated from the Louisiana High School in 1954. She had been employed as a Mail Clerk at Stark Bro’s Nursery for a few years. She had attended the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Millwood and later the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Louisiana, Missouri. Pallbearers will be Darin Grote, Don Mudd, Doug Mudd, Kevin Schneilder, Ken Schneilder, and Kurt Schneilder.