Biography: Margaret Day Martin, a long-time Little Rock resident, died at home Saturday Morning, August 8, 2009. Born December 3, 1930 in Fort Smith, she received her BA in English from Henderson State Teacher’s College in 1951 and later her Master’s in English from University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She was valedictorian of Fort Smith High School, Governor of Arkansas Girl’s State, and attended Girl’s Nation. A dedicated teacher, she impacted many in her years teaching high school English at Arkansas School for the Blind. She enjoyed playing bridge for many years with women from Trinity United Methodist Church where she was a member, and she also enjoyed water aerobics with her friends from the Baptist Hospital aerobics swim group. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph A. and Ruth Turrentine Day of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and her sister Elizabeth Day Smith of Little Rock. Meg modeled her values for her children and loved each one unconditionally. She delighted in being “Gram” to Shannon, Sandy, Stephanie, Zack, Lindsey, Cody, Jordan, Dre, Zoe, and Zia. The family has a saying that “Gram” is a special name for love. Meg loved visiting her family, watching the Razorbacks, dining out with friends, reading, and her crossword puzzles. She is loved and cherished by her brother, Joseph A. Day and his wife Carolyn, of Buffalo, New York, and her six children; Marilyn Ott and her husband Stan of Ozark, Arkansas, Marcia Norman and her husband Richard of Orange, California, Michael W. Martin of Pottsville, Arkansas, Matthew W. Martin and his wife Kathy of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark W. Martin and his girlfriend Anita Spradlin of Little Rock, and Melinda (Binky) Martin-Tollette and her husband Sanford of Little Rock. There will be a visitation Tuesday from 5 to 6pm at Ruebel Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service Wednesday at 2pm in the chapel of Ruebel Funeral Home officiated by Reverend Jim Foster. Arrangements are under the direction of www.ruebelfuneralhome.com. Memorial gifts mat be made to Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp, 5512 Ferndale Cutoff, Little Rock AR 72223.