Background
Speaks, Martha Bennett was born on February 27, 1937 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Howard Franklin and Virginia Frances (Turner) Bennett.
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Speaks, Martha Bennett was born on February 27, 1937 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Howard Franklin and Virginia Frances (Turner) Bennett.
Bachelor in Speech Pathology, University Kansas, 1959. Master of Arts in Speech Pathology, University Kansas, 1961. Master of Arts in Human Relations, University Kansas, 1975.
Speech pathologist Davisson School, Atlanta, 1970-1973. Assistant director vols. in court Douglas County Court, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974-1977. Coordinator information and referral center United Way, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977-1979.
Executive director Heart of America Affiliate of America Diabetes Association, 1979-1982. Coordinator grief resource center Speaks Memorial Chapels, Inc., Independence, Missouri, since 1982. Board directors Community Mental Health Center S., Kansas City, Widowed Persons Service of Kansas City.
Member advisory board Missouri Department Health, 1980-1982. Appointee citizens avd. committee District Attorneys Office, Johnson County, Kansas, 1977-1978. Member Governors Committee on the Year the Child, Missouri, 1981.
Board directors American Cancer Society, Independence. Member American Association Counseling and Development, American Mental Health Counseling Association, Association Death Education and Counseling, National Funeral Directors Association, Independence Chamber of Commerce.
Married William Frederick Lawrence, August 23, 1958 (divorced January 1973). Children: Catherine Lee Lawrence Schanze, Andrew William. Married Roland Robert Speaks Junior, June 26, 1981.