Betty Laverne Martin

Monday, January 19, 2015

Betty Laverne Martin, 81, of Keiser, died from a stroke on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in Keiser.

Born Dec. 6, 1933 in Osceola, she was a homemaker and a member of Little River Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Brister and Mable Brister; her husband, Lonnie Martin; a son, Lonnie Wayne Martin; and three brothers, Billy Brister, Dewey Brister and Alfred Brister.

Mrs. Martin leaves four daughters, Barbara Johns, Tracy Kelly and Carrie Austin, all of Keiser, and Glenda Avery of Blytheville;

One son, Timothy Glenn Martin of Osceola;

Six sisters, Dorothy Gatewood of Monette, Linda Carr of Jonesboro, Lena Herrington and Carolyn Horton of Keiser, Penny Challis of Cooter and Francis Croney of Mountain View;

Five brothers, Ellis Brister of Lepanto, Donnie Brister of Half Moon, Ricky Brister of Blytheville, Ronnie Brister of Batesville and Gary Brister of Newport; and

14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Todd Vinson, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Burial will follow at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens in Osceola.