Nancy Jo Martin, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Nancy will always be remembered as a loving mother, wife, friend and caregiver to all that knew and loved her. She was born on September 12, 1930 in Allen, Texas. Her parents were Levi Zelmer Pruett and Matilda Rachel McMillen.
On February 14, 1950, she married the love of her life, Bobby Jewel Martin and they were married for 65 years. Nancy worked for the telephone company as a PBX Operator, was a Mary Kay Consultant for many years and retired with Texas Industries, Inc. in Arlington, Texas. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Nancy is survived by her two children: Patrice Weeks and her husband Ben, and Glenn Martin of Arlington, Texas; grandchildren: Philip Darwin, Kevin Weeks, Lindsay Kosarek and her husband Ryan, Nathan Martin, Kylee Webster and her husband Cody, Chad Gatlin and his wife Amy, great grandchildren: Ashylnn Woodcox and her husband Jay, Jordan Darwin, Brayden Martin, Kennedy Kosarek, Blake, Marshall and Anna Gatlin.
A funeral service will be held for Nancy Friday, October 1, 2021 at 9:00 am at the First Baptist Church of Grand Prairie, 950 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052. Following the funeral service will be a Committal at 11:00 AM at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beanmasseyburge.com for the Martin family.
