Mrs. Kelli Suzanne Martin, age 33, of Williamston, SC, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Martin was born in Rome, Georgia on March 17, 1977, daughter of Jimmy Ray Hughes and Teresa Ann Tucker Hix. She was a member of the New Spring Church in Anderson, SC and was an environmentally conscious, animal friendly, community minded person. Mrs. Martin was employed as a dispatcher with Utiliquest, and was preceded was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Jesse O. Tucker and Jimmy Paul Hughes.

Mrs. Martin is survived by her children, Hannah Martin, age 9 and Jacob Martin, age 4, Williamston, SC; Father, Jimmy Ray Hughes; Mother and Step-father, Teresa and Phil Hix, Williamston, SC; Brother, Terry Hughes, Charleston, SC; Sister, Heather Robinson, Athens, GA; grandmother, Mary Lawson, Summerville; Fiance, Nathan Johnson, Williamston, SC; Father of her children, Eric Martin, Huntsville, AL; and a number of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Nieces.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Martin will be held Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 3:30 P.M. in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Dr. Floyd Roebuck and Mr. Stephen Carter officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Brent Tucker, Blake Tucker, Hayden Tucker, Brian Stephens, Matt Durham, and Wesley Chisolm. Honorary Pallbearers will be Scott Tucker, Mike Hughes, Ricky Hughes, Fredia Brady, Robby Robinson, Shannon Tucker Tony Tucker, and Mildred Hughes.

Mrs. Martin will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2:30 until the funeral hour.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in Kelli’s name to the New Spring Church, 2940 Concord Road, ANderson, SC 29621, or to the ASPCA, 424 E. 92nd St., New York, NY 10128-6804.