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Alma Ree (Martin) Mathis was born on December 7, 1918 in Fodice, Texas to H.J. and Eva Wooten. She was the third of five children.

Alma was raised in the Fodice Community and attended Fodice Elementary and High School. She attended Huston-Tillotson and Mary Allen Colleges and received her Masters Degree in Education from Prairie View College.

She accepted Christ as a child and united with White Rock United Methodist Church.

She married Edell Mathis, Sr.  This union was blessed with two children.

Alma was an educator and teacher at Weldon Primary School and Crockett Elementary School.  She was also a member of The Order of The Eastern Star.

On February 2, 2017, at her son's home in Houston, Texas, Alma was called to rest by her Lord and Savior.  She was preceded in death by her parents, H.J. And Eva Wooten Martin; husband, Edell Mathis, Sr.; Daughter, Willie Dell Mathis; brothers, Wilbert D. Martin, Isaac W. Martin and Zealous Martin; sisters, Sahra D. Berry.

Those left behind to remember sweet memories are: son, Edell (Marsha) Mathis, Jr. of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Marques (Carolyn) Collins, Kevin (Danielle) Mathis and Erika Mathis; three great grandchildren, Ariane Mathis, Jannah Collins and Cordell Collins; sister-in-law, Christine Martin of Houston, Texas; first cousin, Edwardline Willis of Crockett, Texas. A host of nieces, nephews, other friends and loved ones.