WILMA LEE MARTIN

Dateline/Penalosa

Wilma Lee Martin, 95, died March 20, 2020 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born Dec. 25, 1924 at Penalosa, Kansas, the daughter of Edward Allen and Edith McNeil Geist. A lifetime resident of the Penalosa Community. She was a cook for many years at Penalosa Grade School and later retired as the head-cook at the Kingman Elementary School.

Wilma was a member of the United Methodist Church and UMW, both of Penalosa; and a longtime volunteer at the Nu-2 U Store. She enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens but her greatest joy was having her family around her.

On June 3, 1942, she married Robert Leon Martin at St. John, Kansas; he died July 19, 2002. Survivors include 3 sons and spouses, Gary and Pam, Jack and Dianne of Hutchinson, Phillip and Kris of Menomonie, Wisconsin; 4 daughters and spouses, Shirley and Larry Cain of Wichita, Lyndel Hardesty of Waterloo, Barbara and Jack Jarrott of Hutchinson and Janet Martin of Kingman; brother Donald Geist of Denver, Colorado; 23 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers Dr. Dick, Wilbur and LaVon; and sisters Viola Oak, Violet Clark, Lela Woodson, Rita Swander, Dorothy Honey and Winona Amerine.

Burial has taken place at Lerado Cemetery. Due to the current health concerns there will be a "Celebration of Life" at a later date.

Memorials may be made with the Penalosa United Methodist Church in care of Livingston Funeral Home.