Martha Jean (Trusler) Land

Martha Jean (Trusler) Land died in 2002.

She graduated from Bosse High School in 1935.

In 1939 she married her high school sweetheart, Edwin Julius Land, also a 1935 Bosse High School graduate.

For many years Mr. and Mrs. Land made their home in Evansville's Bayard Park neighborhood, weekending and then moving to Welborn Hills. Outdoor enthusiasts, the Lands enjoyed boating, canoeing, flying, gardening, mountain hiking, sailing, soaring, and travel. Together they explored the waterways and byways of North America. Retiring to Alabama after Mr. Land's career in industry, the oil business, and as a builder of dams and infrastructure, they again lived on the water and took pleasure in the wildlife, flora, and parade of seasons along the Bon Secour River and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Land, an avid collector of books and maps, loved poetry and reading and was always searching for insight regarding history and civilization. His curiosity and imagination sustained him until his last days.

She is survived by her husband Edwin Julius Land, son David Scott Land, daughter-in-law Barbara Thompson Land, grandson Theodore Leslie Land, granddaughter-in-law Melanie Kennedy Land, and great-granddaughter Olivia Paige Land, of Terre Haute, Indiana; son Roger Trusler Land and daughter-in-law Katherine Plummer Land of Montrose, Alabama; son Daniel Stuart Land and daughter-in-law Judy Graham Land of Livingston, Texas; grandson Michael Graham Land and granddaughter-in-law Lisa Castlebury of Eugene, Oregon; granddaughters Jennifer Elizabeth Land and Jessica Erin Land of Westminster, Colorado; daughter Catherine Land Rhodes and son-in-law Ralph William Rhodes of Champaign, Illinois; grandson Christopher Land Rhodes and granddaughter-in-law Nanette Sibayan Perez of Chicago; grandson Andrew Land Rhodes and granddaughter-in-law Megan Eliason Rhodes, and great-grandson Max Davis Rhodes of Memphis, Tennessee; and sister Johanna Land Reedy of Redmond, Washington. Several nieces and nephews also survive her.


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