Ann Watkins Calhoun Martin, 92, of Madisonville, KY, peacefully entered her heavenly rest on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at her home.

Ann was born on November 29, 1930, in Gishton, Ky, as the first of nine children to the late Goebel and Lucille Watkins. Ann was an active member for many years at First United Methodist Church of Madisonville where she found faith in Christ, taught Sunday school, led Bible studies, and served as a volunteer in youth ministries. To the youth of UMYF and the many college students who helped in leadership, she was affectionately known as "Momma C." She was instrumental in introducing the first Cursillo Christian Spiritual Formation Weekends in Madisonville (later to become the Walk to Emmaus and Great Banquet) which carries a deep and lasting legacy of hearts and lives transformed by the love of Christ in and around Madisonville.

While Ann was deeply involved in the life of the church and its ministries through the years, she was most closely identified with her deep and faithful ministry of prayer. The stories are many and long of the powerful ways in which God worked in and through her ministry of prayer and it would fill up pages to tell them all. Let it simply be said that in the army of prayer warriors, Ann Watkins Calhoun Martin was a Five-Star General.  "Well done good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Master." – Matthew 25:23

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Louis Calhoun in 1975, and Wayne Martin in 2020; siblings, Bill Watkins, James L. Jimbo Watkinis , Edgar Lee Watkins, Evelyn Sue Middleton, and Donny Watkins who have all gone to be with the Lord.

She is survived by her loving family; sons, Louis Calhoun Jr., Robert J. (Mary Beth) Hand, David (Kim) Calhoun, and Jeff (Gretchen) Calhoun as well as the children of her late husband, Wayne; Sonja (Bill) Hedstrom, and Mike Martin; siblings, Dean Watkins, Wilda Walley, and Mike Watkins; grandchildren, Robby Hand, Kendall (Donald) Hand-Koch, Jana (Dustin) Cooper,  Abigail (Derrick) Calhoun-Kisita, Sarah Calhoun, Rachel Calhoun, and Rebekah Calhoun; great-grandchildren, Hunter, Brantley, Elijah, Michael, and Nathaniel. In addition to her family, she was lovingly cared for over the final six and a half years of her life by Rachel and Skillet Eagen for whom the family is eternally grateful.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Madisonville, 200 East Center Street, Madisonville, KY, with Rev. Ken Hundley officiating. Burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Madisonville. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday at the church.

Pallbearers are Dustin Cooper, Donald Koch, Robby Hand, Derrick Kisita, Hunter Jarman, and Tony Walley.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Calhoun Mission fund which will be divided equally between three missions that three grandchildren are directly involved with:  GO Mission Medical, Mountains of Hope, and Uganda Counseling and Support Services Go to: https://www.givesendgo.com/Calhoun_Memorial_Mission