Jan. 11, 1932 – Dec. 21, 2023
Funeral services for Juanita Martin, 91, of Webbers Falls, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Church on the Word in Warner. Burial was at Gore Cemetery under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Martin was born on Jan. 11, 1932, in Webbers Falls to Freddy Clarence Kerns and Hattie Mae (Blanton) Kerns. She died on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Webbers Falls.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a Christian and enjoyed being with her family.
She married Thomas Eugene Martin on May 16, 1971, in Whitefield.
Survivors include her husband, Tom of the home; five daughters, Sharon Johnson, Joanne Sikes, Ellen and Comer Calhoun, Tammy and Lonnie Melton and Sandy and Darren Johnson, all of Webbers Falls; one son, David Benefield of San Antonio; 24 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Billy Benefield and Dennis Benefield; and three brothers, Thomas, M.C. and James.
Pallbearers were Mike Neighbors, Willy Neighbors, Danny Sikes, Dennis Sikes, Joshua Scarberry and Jacob Johnson.
