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She will be sadly missed by her sons - Doyle Martin, Bryant, IN, Robert (Beth) Martin, Decatur, IN, Dwight (Jane) Martin, Bryant, IN, and Bradley (Jill) Martin, Bryant, IN, daughters-in-law- Abbey Martin, Decatur, IN, and Kim Monroe, Bryant, IN, sister-in-law- Mary Anne Bollenbacher, Decatur, IN, 11 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father - Victor Bollenbacher, mother - Ina Chloe (Douglas) Bollenbacher, husband - Willis L. Martin, sons - Randall Martin and Alan Martin, and brothers – Olen Bollenbacher, and Roger Bollenbacher at birth.
Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home located at 100 N. Washington St. Geneva, IN. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. And one hour prior to service on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
A service to celebrate her life will be at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 29, 2025 with Father Dan Layden officiating. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Geneva
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Stillwater Hospice 5910 Homestead Rd. Fort Wayne, IN. 46814, or Adams Co. Council on Aging 1109 Dayton St. Rm. 1 Decatur, IN. 46733, or Rock Steady Boxing (Parkinson's Disease) 128 E. Market St. Bluffton, IN. 46714
Arrangements are being handled by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva.
Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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