Florence Elizabeth Martin passed away on the evening of October 3, 2007 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. She was 67 years old. She is survived by her loving husband Augustus Martin Jr., of the Bronx, NY and 3 sons she helped to raise Tarus Nelson, Sr. of Fort Washington, MD, Joseph H. Nelson, Jr. of VA and Maurice Goode of NY; with 3 daughter in-laws: Chaundra, Michelle and Yolanda; 6 grandchildren and a host of extended family members, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 12, 2007 from 8:30 – 9:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, followed by A Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Florence will be missed as she was loved dearly. To send a condolence to the family In Memory of Florence Elizabeth Martin please visit our website at www.mgfh.com Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.