Benna G. Martin

Benna G. (Deeds) Martin, 83, passed away on February 25, 2016, in Stillwater, OK after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Rocky, Oklahoma on April 19, 1931 to D.B. and Grace (Galloway) Deeds and was the valedictorian of her Rocky High School graduating class and a former resident of Lookeba, Cordell, Hobart, and Norman. She and her husband moved to Stillwater in 2001. She was retired after serving as a clerk at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office in Cordell and as a bookkeeper for both Shawnee Public Schools and Hobart Public Schools. Benna greatly enjoyed sewing, gardening, and attending every activity of her grandchildren from baseball games to dance recitals. Most of all, she enjoyed many loving years being married to her high school sweetheart. She and her husband, residents of Primrose Retirement Community, were members of the First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, D.B. and Grace Galloway Deeds of Rocky. She survived by her husband of almost 65 years, Joe E. Martin of Stillwater; a son, Col. Joel Martin (USAF Retired) of Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands (his wife, Elizabeth Martin); a daughter, Dr. Pamela Fry of Stillwater (her husband, Dr. Donald Fry); a sister Jolando (Deeds) Hill of Weatherford; and three adoring grandchildren, Dr. Adam Fry of Norman, Jared Fry of Irving, Texas, and Emily Fry, of Stillwater. A celebration of Benna's life was held at Primrose Retirement Community in Stillwater on Monday, February 29th with Father Bill Powell officiating. Graveside services will be at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 3 at Lone Star Cemetery in Rocky, Oklahoma with the Rev. Buck Nicholson officiating. Friends may call at Lee Funeral Home, Clinton, Oklahoma on Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.