Martha Knights Barraclough Carey of Williamsport died Wednesday at home in the prime of life as she approached her 102nd birthday.

She was a graduate of Williamsport High School and received her bachelor of arts degree from Bucknell University before teaching mathematics for three years in Jersey Shore, Pa.

She and her husband, Ronald, lived in Foxburg for 25 years, where she raised her three children, Martha B. Finn, MD (husband David Finn, MD), Frances B. Graham (husband James Graham) and R. Joseph Barraclough (wife Julie Kintner).

She was a devoted member of Memorial Church of our Father in Foxburg, where she played the organ, sang and directed the choir and was an active member of the altar guild.

An avid reader and member of several book clubs, she supported Foxburg Free Library. She was very active in the PTA and Band Aids of Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School.

A member of the Foxburg Country Club, she had a beautiful swing (never took a “mulligan”) and contributed to many potluck dinners in the club house. She continued her love of golf when she and Ronnie spent winters in Clearwater Fla.

Widowed, she remarried James Carey, of Williamsport, when she was 80 years young. She had two stepchildren, Jennifer Hart of Carlisle, Mass., and James Carey Jr. of Wilmington, Del.

She was the quintessential grandmother of seven, now wonderful adults, and great-grandmother to an extraordinary young man and a beautiful newborn baby boy.

Second to her love of family was her passion for art. Her watercolor and oil painted florals and landscapes are coveted by her family and friends as testament to her gentle nature and capacity to find beauty everywhere and in everyone.

It would be remiss to fail to mention her great sense of humor. She was very “punny” and if she read this, would “die laughing.”

She was a wonderful cook and her apple pies were so incredibly delicious, they may well deserve their own obituary.

She was the daughter of the late Edward G. and Frances (Bartholomew) Knights. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Barraclough; her second husband, James Carey; her sisters, Dr. Frances Skeath and Winnifred Knights; and a brother, Dr. Edward Knights.

CAREY — A memorial service for this beautiful, graceful and tender woman, Martha Knights Barraclough Carey, who died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at a time and date to be announced.Arrangements are being handled by Maneval Allen Redmond Cremation and Funeral Home, 500 W. 4th St., Williamsport.In lieu of flowers, her family suggest memorial contributions to Favors Forward Foundation, 240 Winter Street, South Williamsport, PA 17702, or to Family Promise of Lycoming County, 635 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.Send condolences at www.jamesmaneval.com.