Graveside Services for Martha Ann Van Hook Westbrook, 75, of Needville, TX, are set for 3 PM Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Needville Public Cemetery, Needville, TX 77461.



Visitation is 5-7 PM Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Chapel, 3103 School St, Needville, TX 77461.



Mrs. Westbrook was born July 28, 1939, in Beaumont, TX, to Mahlon Manson Van Hook and Eleanor Cecile Black Van Hook. She died October 19, 2014, in Needville, TX. She was a teacher of special needs students for 29 years. She loved her grandchildren and spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed being a "Grammie" and spoiling her granddaughters. She loved supporting them and attending their numerous school activities and sporting events.



Martha was preceded in death by her parents and by her aunts, Laura Van Hook and Lottie Van Hook. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Weldon Westbrook; daughter, Laura Faas and husband, Darrin; 2 granddaughters, Kayleigh Faas and Kaysie Faas; sister-in-law, Sheila Rash and husband, Louis; brother-in-law, Steve Westbrook; nephews, Clifton Alegre, Jeffrey Westbrook, and Eugene Westbrook; nieces, Cynthia Rodriguez and Evelyn Coyne; and numerous other family members and friends.



Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2400 Augusta Drive, Houston, TX 77057.



Condolence messages may be written for the Westbrook family at www.garmanycarden.com.



Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 3103 School Street, Needville, TX 77461 (979)793-4515.