Martha J. Mothersbaugh age 85 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Visitation will be on Monday, May 7 from 6-8pm at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton and Funeral service will be on Tuesday, May 8 at 1pm also at the Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Vansant Road Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Clinton Christian Academy and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com .

Martha was born on March 6, 1933 in Clinton, Mo to James L. and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Bailey. Her mother passed away due to complications during childbirth and her father passed 6 years later. Her older sister and brother-in-law, Virgie Marie and Howard Everett (Buster) King raised her and her siblings.

In 1953, she married James Lloyd Mothersbaugh. To this union 5 children were born: Roger Lee, Lonnie Wayne, Stephen Keith, Brenda Diane and Teresa Lynn.

Martha worked at a drug store on the Clinton square during high school, after graduation she worked for Clearfield Cheese Company and later for Rival Manufacturing. Her favorite time was spent being a homemaker. She loved the time she spent with her family. She enjoyed the weekend cookouts, all the holidays, watching the Chiefs and Royals play ball and well, anything that would bring her family together. She enjoyed the trips to Silver Dollar City and her yearly trips to Memphis for Elvis week from 1998 to last year (2017). She liked to be outside mowing and working in her garden.

Martha is preceded in death by her husband, James, son, Roger, sister and brother-in-law, Virgie and Howard King, sisters, Elvie Loyd, Grace Wilson, Catherine Jolley, Mary Evelyn Bailey, brothers, James Bailey, Raymond Bailey and Edward Bailey.

Martha is survived by her children, Lonnie Mothersbaugh, Steve (Jane) Mothersbaugh, Brenda Diane (Mike) Swartz, Terri (Mike) Roelker, daughter-in-law, Ginny Mothersbaugh, grandchildren, Dustin Mothersbaugh, Kristin Mothersbaugh, Jerett Mothersbaugh, Victor Mothersbaugh, Vincent Mothersbaugh, Andrew Mothersbaugh, Matthew Mothersbaugh, Erin Goth, Michael Swartz, Johnny Swartz, Martha Marie Fredrickson and Isaac Roelker, 9 great grandchildren, serveral nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri.