Martha Lilly Sinclair, age 94, of Lumberton, departed this life on Friday, June 21, 2019.  She was born in Robeson County on May 6, 1925 to the late Johnnie Troy Sinclair and the late Savannah Smith Sinclair. She attended Elm Grove Baptist Church at an early age and later joined Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six sisters: Ola Hammonds, Sallie McLean, Earlena Hammonds, Tessie Davis, Ruth N. Sinclair, and Minnie O. Sinclair; two brothers, James Willis Sinclair and Walter Sinclair.

She leaves to cherish her memories with her only son, Kenneth Sinclair (Lina) of Lumberton; three granddaughters: Natasha White (Jerome), Nicole Sinclair of Forestville, MD, and Yasmin Sinclair of The Netherlands; two grandsons: Christopher (Jill) of Charlotte, NC and Bastaan de Haan (Melanie) of The Netherlands; a very special grandson, Abe Willoughby of Greensboro, NC; five great-grandchildren: Syeedah, Kendall, Kenyon, Gabrielle, and Sofie; one great-great-granddaughter, Reagan; three sisters: Christine Davis and Norma Sinclair, both of Lumberton, NC, and Eula Tyndall of Philadelphia, PA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family members.

She will be lying in state on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 10:00-11:00AM at Sandy Grove Baptist Church, 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Lumberton.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 11:00AM at Sandy Grove Baptist Church with Rev. T. Shedrick Byrd officiating.  Burial will follow at Floyd Memory Gardens in Lumberton.