Martha McDaniel Ferriday, Louisiana Obituary

Martha McDaniel

Deceased Name: Martha McDaniel Date of Birth: Friday, July 29, 1938 Date of Death: Sunday, October 24, 2021 Graveside services for Martha McDaniel, 83 of Winnsboro, LA will be held at Oakley Cemetery in Gilbert, LA on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home. Martha McDaniel was born on Friday, July 29, 1938 in Dachau, Germany, and passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Plantation Manor N.H.. During WWII Martha was an active spectator of the Dachau concentration camp liberation. She experienced food rationing during the war and had a brother that was at the eastern front that escaped being a prisoner of war in Siberia. Once he made his escape, he hid in their family home basement to avoid further capture and being sent back to the front lines. Martha also witnessed her mother secretly bringing any extra food that they would have to the Dachau camp for the hungry prisoners. She also remembers having to hide in bomb shelters while the town of Dachau was being bombed. She was preceded in death by Father - Andreas Feichtmair Mother- Anna Feichtmair Husband- Mitchell Henry McDaniel Son- Mitchell McDaniel She is survived by Son- Lothar McDaniel and wife Christy Daughter- Tina Craft and husband Bruce Son- Steve McDaniel and wife Trish 8 Grandchildren- Jason Craft, Robert Craft, Caleb McDaniel, Michelle Stroud, Adrianna Martin, Everette Mayo, Brandy McDaniel, and Patrick McDaniel. Pallbearers will be Jason Craft, Robert Craft, Caleb McDaniel, Brandon Stroud, Patrick McDaniel, and Zach Martin Honorary Pallbearer will be Aaron Kunzler The family will receive friends at Youngs Community Memorial from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM, Thursday, October 28, 2021. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity.com. <iframe class="ts_player" allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameborder="0" height="330" scrolling="no" src="https://www.tributeslides.com/videos/embedded_video/FWDBPFQ94WT8Y2L3" width="512"></iframe>
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Deceased Name: Martha McDaniel Date of Birth: Friday, July 29, 1938 Date of Death: Sunday, October 24, 2021 Graveside services for Martha McDaniel, 83 of Winnsboro, LA will be held at Oakley Cemetery in Gilbert, LA on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home. Martha McDaniel was born on Friday, July 29, 1938 in Dachau, Germany, and passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Plantation Manor N.H.. During WWII Martha was an active spectator of the Dachau concentration camp liberation. She experienced food rationing during the war and had a brother that was at the eastern front that escaped being a prisoner of war in Siberia. Once he made his escape, he hid in their family home basement to avoid further capture and being sent back to the front lines. Martha also witnessed her mother secretly bringing any extra food that they would have to the Dachau camp for the hungry prisoners. She also remembers having to hide in bomb shelters while the town of Dachau was being bombed. She was preceded in death by Father - Andreas Feichtmair Mother- Anna Feichtmair Husband- Mitchell Henry McDaniel Son- Mitchell McDaniel She is survived by Son- Lothar McDaniel and wife Christy Daughter- Tina Craft and husband Bruce Son- Steve McDaniel and wife Trish 8 Grandchildren- Jason Craft, Robert Craft, Caleb McDaniel, Michelle Stroud, Adrianna Martin, Everette Mayo, Brandy McDaniel, and Patrick McDaniel. Pallbearers will be Jason Craft, Robert Craft, Caleb McDaniel, Brandon Stroud, Patrick McDaniel, and Zach Martin Honorary Pallbearer will be Aaron Kunzler The family will receive friends at Youngs Community Memorial from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM, Thursday, October 28, 2021. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity.com.

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