Wanda Lene Martin, 89
Funeral services for Wanda Lene (Taylor) Martin, 89, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Sweeton Pond Church in Dora. Officiating will be David Shipley. Burial will be in the Sweeton Pond Cemetery, officiated by Steve Cantrell.
The daughter of the late Meride and Vera (Driskell) Taylor, Wanda was born March 2, 1934, in Drury. She died at her residence on Oct. 24, after a brief illness.
Wanda was an only child and loved working with her dad on the family farm. She attended Dora High School. Wanda married Silas Ray Martin on Nov. 21, 1948 at Hardy, Arkansas. They had one son, Richard Ray Martin.
She loved working with her family on their farm, first at Blanche, Missouri, and then moving to Ray’s family farm in Dora where they worked about 31 years milking cows, then raising beef cattle.
She was a Christian and loved attending church. She attended many years at the Church of Christ at Ball and later years at Sweeton Pond in Dora.
She loved her family very much. She loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She had an overwhelming fondness and love for dogs and cats.
Wanda will be missed by her friends and family.
She is survived by one son, Richard Martin and wife Angie of Dora; two grandsons: Greg Martin and wife Pepper, and Cass Martin and wife Andrea, all of Dora; eight grandchildren: Tyler Martin and wife Kate of West Plains, Dalton Martin and wife Kelsie of Dora, Gavin Martin and wife Alyssa of West Plains, Callie Stewart and husband Stephen of Nixa Isabelle, Jacob, Rhett and Branch Martin all of Dora; five great-great-grandchildren: Mason and Blake Martin of West Plains, Addison and Knox Martin of Dora, and Cruz Stewart of Nixa; many nephews, nieces and cousins; and her only living aunt, Wilma Cowan, age 97, of Clever. She also had two very special friends, Euva Dodson of Dora and Kathy Young of West Plains. Wanda will be missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ray Martin and one grandson Ryan Mackenzie Martin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sweeton Pond Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville.