May
24, 1938 - April 24, 2010SOUTH BEND - Edna P. Martin, 71, of South Bend, IN, formerly of Earle, Arkansas, departed this life Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Memorial Hospital. Edna was born May 24, 1938, in Earle, Arkansas, to the union of Emma (Brown) Johnson and Henry Johnson. She married longtime mate, Romeo Martin, on September 12, 1989; they had been together 20 years before this union, and he survives. She was preceded in death by two children: a daughter, Johnnie Veils, and a son, Alquentin "Al" Hill; her parents; a sister, Earnestine White; and two brothers, Johnny Johnson and Charles Johnson. She leaves to mourn her death nieces, three special nieces, Glenda Brooks (Thomas) of Danville, IL, Windell Hill of Memphis, Tenn., Tonya Stevenson (Jackie) of Cahokia, IL; and a host of great-nieces, great-great-nieces, nephews, great-nephews and cousins; a sister-in-law, Harriet Booker and family of Detroit, MI; special cousins, Robert (Jerri) Adair of South Bend; goddaughter, Cynthia Crawford-Burton; godson, Elijah Hurmon; and special friend, Mary Crawford; and a lot of good, lifelong friends, including two very special friends, Cynthia and Bev. We really appreciate you Cynthia, we love you, Edna loved you; your kindness will never be forgotten. Special Note: On April 24, 2010, we lost the root of our family. We lost a mother, an aunt, and our best friend. Gone but never forgotten. We love you Nute. Services for Mrs. Edna Pearl Martin will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in the Clark-O'Neal Funeral Home, 2702 Lincoln Way West, South Bend, IN. Visitation will begin at noon, funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will follow funeral services at Highland Cemetery. The Clark-O'Neal Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.