Foye Estella Martin Obituary (1915

Foye Underwood Martin, 90, of Longview, Texas, formerly of Waveland, Arkansas, died Monday, August 8, 2005 at Summer Meadows Nursing Home in Longview, Texas. The daughter of Dr. E.O. and Stella Cowley Underwood, she was born February 9, 1915, in Waveland, Arkansas. Her grandfather, Dr. John Underwood, was a pioneer doctor in Yell County. She attended school in Waveland, Magazine and Havana. After high school she attended Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Arkansas. On December 31, 1937 she married Fred Martin, and they lived in many communities in her native state including Forrest City, Clarendon, Augusta, Mountain View, Havana and Conway. She also lived in Sutter Creek, California; West Monroe, Minden, Ruston and Hammond, Louisiana; Lawton and Edmond, Oklahoma; Sedalia, Missouri. For the past 20 years she has lived in Longview, Texas where she was a member of Wesley-McCabe United Methodist Church, the Friendly-Team Workers Sunday School Class and the Jolly Elders. She was a devoted homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She epitomized the qualities of the Virtuous Woman listed in Proverbs 31. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her brother, John Dewell Underwood and a nephew, Johnny Underwood. Left to cherish her memory is a sister, Georgia Hodges of Barling, AR; a nephew, Allan Hodges of Booneville, AR; four sons and their wives, Don and Rebecca Martin of Longview, TX, Dennis and Brenda Martin of Edmond, OK, David and Kathryn Martin of Gonzales, LA and Danny and Shirley Martin of Bossier City, LA. She is also survived by six grandchildren and their spouses: Bruce and Jennifer Martin and children Joseph and Julie of North Richland Hills, TX; Judy and Stephen Rice and children Jacob, Zane and Kendall of Pasadena, TX; Lara and Blair Manasse and son Carson of Longview, TX.; Chris and Ellen Martin and daughter Emily of Baton Rouge, LA; Ashley and Tommy Hardiman and children Lauryn and Jackson of Norman, OK; and Melanie and Nick Bass and daughter Valerie Dukas of Haughton, LA. Graveside funeral and burial will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 12, 2005 at Underwood Cemetery near Waveland, Arkansas under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 13 at Wesley-McCabe United Methodist Church in Longview, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Underwood Cemetery Fund, 111 Ave. C., Barling, AR 72923 or to the church or charity of your choice. PDF Printable Version