Martha Lloyd, 76, maintained Atlanta traditions
Martha Lloyd didn't take her four children on trips to New York City or some other exotic locale. But she introduced them to Atlanta traditions. They took day trips to Callaway Gardens and other signature spots. Every year they rode the pink pig at Rich's, and bought gifts for mom and dad in Santa's shop. They shopped for formal clothes at Lenox Square and bought shoes at Williams Shoe Store. "You knew seasonally what you were going to do," said a daughter, Bonny Gay Lloyd Applefield of Sandy Springs. "That was her life — to bring joy to us on a limited budget. She had four children pretty close together, so there was a strain on the family budget. She was always searching and taking us places to experience life, and she established the traditions of old Atlanta."
