Ms. Ila Vee Martin
Ms. Ila Vee Martin was born to Vinnie Godbolt and Daniel Martin in Taylor, Arkansas on May 16, 1932. She moved to Detroit, Michigan at an early age, where she was a seamstress and a homemaker. Later, she moved to Rosston, Arkansas, where she joined Mt. Vernon Baptist Church until her health failed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vinnie and Daniel Martin; three sisters, Corrine, Ethel and Wilhilmia; two brothers, Darrious and Artie Velt.
She leaves to cherish her memories, one sister, Martheda Glover of Detroit, Michigan; three grandsons, Haynie Jackson, III, Tyrone Allen and Carlos Moore; one great-grandson, Haynie Jackson IV; one special nephew, Oleary Flowers; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Ms. Martin was a resident of Heather Manor Nursing & Rehabilition Center until God called her home on December 29, 2016.
Memorial services will be held 2:30pm Friday, January 6, 2017 at Hicks Memorial Chapel. Arrangements entrusted to Hicks Funeral Home, Inc.