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Submitted: 4/2/23 • Approved: 4/4/23 • Last Updated: 4/7/23 • R1479576-G1479575-S3
June 16, 1931 - April 23, 2015
Dorothy Jean (Harbour) Martin, 83, passed away on Thursday April 23, 2015 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. After a lengthy battle with cancer, she went to be with her Lord and Savior. Dorothy was a Christian and attended various churches.
She is survived by one daughter Teresa Kay John and two grandsons Martin and Michael John, three brothers, Herbert Harbour, and spouse Lena, Roy Harbour, Charles Harbour and spouse Julia, and 5 nieces and 3 nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thurman Bruce Harbour and Ophelia Parris Harbour, her husband Ned Gene Martin, one son-in-law Duane Allan John and one brother, Milam Rudy Harbour.
She was a loving wife, mother and sister.During her working career she worked for Smackover Drilling/Producing Company for many years. Her association in this Company brought her many friends and acquaintances in the oil producing business. She was a very active person, enjoyed traveling to many places, and made new friends wherever she went.
One of her favorite hobbies was decorating her homes and keeping her yard in a show place condition. She personally hand-painted her driveway to resemble a real brick driveway. It is still beautiful today. She was a very organized person and it showed by the way she maintained all her belongings. Dorothy was a go-to person. If you had a problem, she would help you arrive at a solution. She was a gracious hostess, sharing her lake house with family and friends. She often helped her brothers by taking them to the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock.
Visitation will be Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Young’s Funeral Directors.
Funeral services will be at 10:00AM Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Young’s Chapel with Rev. Lawrence Harrison officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Director
Contributed on 4/2/23 by debbraszymanski
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