- Date Of Birth: May 21, 1925
- Date Of Death: May 15, 2017
- State: Colorado
Martha Louise Roman
Martha Louise Roman passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 15, 2017, at the Englewood Meridian Senior Living Center in Englewood, Colorado. Born May 21, 1925 in Monett, Missouri, she was the only child of Helen Frances (Gahring) Millsap and Virgil Lawrence Millsap. Martha was the widow of James Alvin Roman, her loving husband, whom she met when James was a soldier at Camp Crowder in southwest Missouri. Following his return from Europe at the end of World War II, Martha and James were married in Monett in 1946. After marrying, they resided in Washington, D.C., then St. Louis, Missouri, before settling in Indianapolis, Indiana, where they raised four children.
Martha graduated from Monett High School in 1943, and a brilliant scholar, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in only three years, graduating in 1946. Gender bias of that period thwarted her dream of attending medical school and becoming a doctor.
Martha is survived by her four children — James Michael Roman, married to Carol Thurstin (Denver, Colorado); Mary Jean Roman, married to Ellen Birenbaum (New York, New York); Carol Ann Roman, married to Robert Kihm (Centennial, Colorado); and William Millsap Roman, married to Anita Witmer (Newport, Pennsylvania); and by seven grandchildren — Michael Thomas Roman(Trafalgar, Indiana; Alison Nicole Roman(Thornton, Colorado); Luke Aaron Roman, Jake Aldo Roman, and Nick Casey Roman, (Newport, Pennsylvania); Sarah Kihm Edwards, married to Chris Edwards (Atlanta, Georgia); and Stephanie Roman Kihm (Centennial, Colorado).
