Martha (Wiles) Mapstead

Martha Wiles Mapstead, 74, of Grafton West Virginia, passed away Tuesday July 27, 2021 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born December 17, 1946 to Nancy V and H. Dent Wiles, the youngest of three children. Her parents and husband, Robert Mapstead, preceded her in death.

Her long career in banking began unexpectedly, when she stopped typing during a test for an employment agency, thinking the ringing phone was a timer going off ,then sent her on interview to National Savings & Trust in Washington DC, where she worked for 14 years. She met Bob Mapstead as she was trying to get up on a bar stool. And this was after she graduated from John Robert Powers Modeling and Finishing School.

Martha married Bob January 4, 1981 and moved to Las Vegas. Her mother was afraid she’d be a show girl. Continuing her career in banking instead, she worked for Valley Bank/Bank of America for 25 years as a Premier Banking rep. During this time she volunteered to do credit counseling for Consumer Credit Counselors, taught English for the American Institute of banking, and was a volunteer for CASA, Las Vegas big brothers big sisters. In retirement she was a member of Grafton Housing Authority board and a beloved member of T.B.O.N.M.

Martha was a butterfly who flitted from one project to another, bringing joy wherever she landed. She was very different from her siblings, she tried to convince them she was adopted. In addition to skydiving, repelling and scuba diving off the coast of Ecuador, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and curling up with a good book.

She’ll be missed by all her “kids”: Lance, Maranda, Chloe, and Kenzie Jent of Las Vegas, NV, her stepdaughter Amanda (Lenny) Taylor and grandchildren Ike, Madalyn and Becca Taylor of Alamo, NV as well as a nephew Jeff (Liz) Wiles of Morgantown, nieces Susan (Sam) Brackman of Jackson, OH and Amy (Tim) Steigleman of Great Falls, VA and great nephews and nieces Timmy, Carson, Madison, and Emma. Martha leaves behind two siblings Howard (Carol) Wiles of Oakton, VA and Mary (Gary) Woodruff of Jackson, OH , and her long time partner Paul Curry. Martha will be laid to rest in the family plot in Aurora, WV following a private service.

She’s in Heaven now waiting to once again to be the Social Director at Command Central.

Online condolences can be sent to the Mapstead family at www.bartlettfuneralhomewv.com Bartlett Funeral Home is honored to serve the Mapstead family.

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