Ethelea Martin, a resident of Dustin, Oklahoma passed from this life on June 27, 2017. She was born September 5, 1933 in Dustin to Thomas Ethard and Anna Lee (Lile) Cousins.

Ethelea was a very devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a devoted member and song leader of the First Baptist Church of Dustin for years. Her hobbies included crochet, reading, and being a homemaker. She was married for 65 years to her husband Cecil Martin.

Ethelea is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Cecil; granddaughter Shelbe Martin; two sisters, Leona White and Ioleta Smith; and two brothers, Alfred Cousins and Leon Cousins.

She is survived by three daughters, Brenda Lowe and husband Tony, Linda Mount and husband Chuck, and Dianne Bates and husband Mardell; one son David Martin and wife Jackie; nine grand-children; twenty-three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Dustin, Oklahoma, Rev. Monte Busby officiating. Interment will follow at Dustin Cemetery under the direction of Williamson-Spradlin Funeral Home.