Mrs. Earlene Bloodworth Martin

Earlene Bloodworth Martin of Lubbock, Texas, went home to be with her Lord on October 12, 2023, after suffering from dementia for several years. She was born on June 22, 1928, in Abernathy, Texas, to James Earl Bloodworth and Bonnie Addington Bloodworth as the second of six children. Her hard-working parents farmed, raised animals and whatever else they needed to do to survive during the depression period. Earlene was often the caretaker for the younger children while her parents and older sister worked in the fields. Her younger siblings referred to her as their second mother. They moved around the Lubbock area and then on to California when the dustbowl made it too rough to make a living in West Texas. They moved back to Texas before the war and times got a little better. After the war Earlene met Herschel Martin at Calvary Baptist Church. He had just been discharged from the Army serving a stint in the Philippines as part of the occupation forces. They dated about six months then married on September 19, 1947. The family soon included four children, including oldest son Allan Earl Martin, second son Wesley Joe Martin, the only daughter Amanda Elaine Martin, and youngest son Samuel Ira Martin. Earlene was a wonderful mother and made a very loving home for her children. She was also a wonderful grandmother to her nine grandchildren who have given her twenty-three great-grandchildren. Allan and wife Sylvia are parents to four children: - Hayley (Danny) Guthrie - children Zoie, Mollie, Jayden, Jaxton Earl, Colton, Dannalyn, and Kirsten - Chrystal (Mat) Searcy - children Sydney Anne, Blake and Ava - Robert (Jennifer) - sons Preston, Huxley and Rowan - Andrew (Jaelyn) - children Amelia and Cade Wesley and wife Bonnie (deceased) are parents to two children: - Christie (James) Soder - children Jonathan (Paige) Soder and Bethany - Beth (Jeremy) Ware - children Halston and Jameson Elaine and husband Erle Mote (deceased) Sam and wife Karen are parents to three children: - Timothy (Randi) - daughter Camille - Herschel (Candice) - children Holley, Adalyn and Ayden - Pamela Earlene is survived by her husband of 76 years, Herschel Allan Martin, and her four children and two of her children-in-law and all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Earlene is also survived by brother William (Bill) Bloodworth, sister Nell Bloodworth McAnally, and special cousin Charlene (Green) Hulen. She was predeceased by her parents (Earl and Bonnie Bloodworth), her sister Bonnie Jean Simpson (Jeannie), and her brothers Ed and W. L. (Dub) Bloodworth.

Mrs. Earlene Bloodworth Martin

June 22, 1928 - October 12, 2023