Obit of Martin, Cleo A. - Bryan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 13 Jan 2005 Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Durant Daily Democrat 4 Jan 2005 Cleo A. Martin, 84 A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Cleo A. Martin, 84, Caddo, who died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at Four Seasons Nursing Home. Rev. Steve Nation and Rev. Leon Haas will officiate. He was born Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, in Cobb to Howard Martin and Nora (Taylor) Johnson. He married Helen Louise (Lynch) in Dallas, Texas, April 22, 1943. After his travels with the United States Air Force, he and his family resided in Denison, Texas, from 1951-1972. In 1972, Cleo and Helen moved to the family farm north of Durant where she still resides. He was in the USAF during World War II. He retired in Civil Service and as an instructor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He was a rancher and of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father Dave Johnson; brothers James Martin and Ralph Martin; sister-in-law Peggy Martin; and brother-in-law Frank Hoover. He is survived by his wife of the home; daughters Lynette Parmley and husband Joe, Oklahoma City, Dana Blackwell and husband Bill, Caddo, and Dion Martin, Caddo; granddaughter Kelli Williams and husband Todd, Lawton, and Cara Howell, Caddo; grandsons Jeromy Williams and wife Jaime, Caddo, Ryan Williams, Harbor, Wash., Ross Parmley and wife Heather, Norman, Aaron Campbell, Caddo, and Cory Williams and wife Krystal, Folsom, Calif.; brother Roy Johnson and wife Carolyn, Oklahoma City; sisters Mae Herrin, Durant, June Stagner and husband Delbert, Wichita Falls, Texas, Virginia Hankey and husband Sam, Edmond; sister-in-law Ruby Martin Kincaid, Caddo; brother-in-law Larry Lynch, Silver City, N.M.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Caddo, with pallbearers Jeromy Williams, Ryan Williams, Ross Parmley, Todd Williams, Aaron Campbell, Curtis Rhew and Russell Washington. Honorary pallbearers will be Cory Williams, Bennie Kincheloe, W.O. Hawkins, Leroy Watson and J.D. Fanning. Family hour will be from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family requests memorials be made to National Association of Retired Federal Employees Alzheimer's Research, c/o Ms. Beulah Booker, P.O. Box 574, Cache, OK, 73527-0574. Condolences may be sent to the family at dhfh@communicomm.com. Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan