(October 10, 1915 - September 23, 2018)
Hazel Belle Hall Martin, soon to turn 103 yearson October 10, 2018, transitioned peacefully in her home in Grove, Oklahoma on Sunday evening, September 23 at 9:23pm. Hazel was born October 10, 1915 in Hamlin, Texas to parents John Ernest Hall and Sallie Belle Brown Hall. Hazel was surrounded by many of her loving children at the time of her passing as they sang her favorite spiritual hymns and songs at her bedside. Hazel’s husband of 65 years, Arthur Lloyd Martin, preceded her in passing on September 3, 1999. The couple had twelve children, six girls and six boys, with two sons preceeding the couple in passing (John Edward Martin and Quentin Arthur Martin). Surviving Hazel Martin is her brother, Gaylyn Vance Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma.Her surviving children are Janell Martin Hestand and Karen Kay Martin Spence, both of Grove, Oklahoma; Mark Alden Martin, Jacquie Martin Cardone, Janeen Martin Spuler, Gary Neil Martin, Patti Martin Techanchuk, Michael Zahn Martin, Joan Martin Dixon and Steven Spencer Martin.