Sandra Sue Martin

Sandra Sue Martin was born into this life on March 31, 1941, to Wilma (Clark) and Oscar Woody on the family farm in Vernon County, Mo. She passed from this life on June 4, 2024, at her home in Stratford, Okla.

Sandra met her husband, Richard Martin, in their early days and the two married in a ceremony on Dec. 6, 1960, in Miami, Okla. Sandra began her career as a schoolteacher in Riverton, Kan., before going to teach in Baxter Springs, Kan. After teaching she went on to work for Avon for several years, and finally she worked for DHS in Oklahoma for over 20 years before retiring from the State of Oklahoma DHS System.

Sandra is preceded in death by her parents; an infant son; Bradley Steven Martin; a sister, Donna Woody Eaton; and a brother, Paul Clark Woody.

She is survived by her loving husband, Richard Martin; son Shawn and wife Sheena Martin; 2 sisters, Marian Wood and Sharon Robinson as well as her beloved grandpups.

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13 at the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan. Burial will follow in the Crocker Cemetery, Pittsburg, Kan. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Crocker Cemetery and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, Kansas 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.