Mrs. Marti Lynn Carrell passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, she was 69 years old.
She was born November 12, 1952, in Dayton, Ohio to the late Elizabeth Gangluff, and Jack Gangluff.
Marti was a member of the Brentwood Hills Church of Christ for 33 years. At the time of her passing, she was a member of the Grace Community Church in Brentwood, Tennessee. Marti was a true Christian in every way. She was loving, gentle, cared for hurting people, and loved Jesus. One of her favorite sayings was “Always do the right thing!” She lived it! When faced with the rare and aggressive cancer she battled, she said from the day of diagnosis until she could speak no more, “I can’t lose this fight! If I die, I go to be with Jesus. If I survive, I get more years to be with Dave and the boys (her grown sons, Jason and Brian)
She attended David Lipscomb College during the 1971-1972 school year, before working full time in the Stock Brokerage business. Marti was married to her husband, David on November 23, 1973.
Marti was an exceptional gymnast, winning the Dayton City Gymnastic Championship in her senior year of high school. She excelled in the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise events. She was a lifelong dancer, beginning at the age of 2 until she was almost 30, where she performed for audiences, in shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. Marti was a lifeguard and swimming instructor. She loved sewing, quilting, crafts, cross-stitching, knitting, and more hobbies. She decorated her home with many of her works of art. She loved music. She played the trumpet and the piano. She was an avid reader. She read hundreds of books during her adult years and kept pages of lists of the books she read. She was a member of a book reading club in Brentwood, TN.
Marti was an avid gardener. She loved her plants. She loved watching, identifying, and photographing birds. She loved walking through Radnor Lake and canoeing during the evening sunset hours. She was a true friend of Radnor Lake, supporting efforts to keep it clean and volunteering to work on projects requested by the State of Tennessee. Marti also loved our sweet Pit Bull, Slater, and spoiled him regularly.
Marti lived a very healthy and active lifestyle, until her mid-60s when she was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive type of Ovarian Cancer. Marti was a fitness buff, who loved running marathons, and many other races. She traveled to many places in the country to run and travel with her dear running friends. She worked out with weights, swam, did Pilates, spin classes, and many different kinds of yoga. She never liked clicks or social elitism. She was a loving and loyal friend to everyone she met. She was especially close to her running friends, and The Nashville Striders. Her dear friend Marie Scalesi was like a family member to her. They were always active, enjoying fun adventures, many trips to beaches, and other trips around the country. Marti loved being a Christian Camp Counselor and she loved teaching Bible Classes for young children at churches she was a part of. Marti was a loving servant and friend to many who were lonely, sick, and/or needed encouragement, or just a friend to spend time with.
Marti was a loving and devoted wife to David, her husband of 48 years. She was proud to be the loving and devoted mother of Jason and Brian. She was proud of her decades of service to Frasier, Dean, and Howard, CPA firm in Nashville, as their Office Manager.
Marti was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth Gangluff.
She is survived by her husband, David, and her sons, Jason, and Brian. She is also survived by her father, Jack Gangluff, and her sister, Marsha Knauff.
All visitations and the Celebration of Life will be in the Chapel, at Grace Community Church, 5711 Granny White Pike, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
Visitation on Friday, March 18, 2022, from 4:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. DST, and on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., with the celebration of Life service to immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. DST
Those who wish to make a donation in Marti’s memory may send their donations to the following 501(c)(3) organizations:
* Friends of Radnor Lake – 1160 Otter Creek Rd., Nashville, TN 37220
* Alive Hospice – 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203
Arrangements are by Woodbine Funeral Home, Hickory Chapel, 5852 Nolensville Rd., Nashville, TN https://www.woodbinefuneralhome.com
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