Lillie Martin

Lillie M. Martin, age 81, of Lake City passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Lillie was born on July 1, 1929 in Anderson County to the late Harlen and Sadie Sparks. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Briceville. Lillie was the loving wife of Lonas Martin for 34 years.. She worked at Y-12 in Oak Ridge when she was young. Lillie graduated after three years in nursing and worked 36 years in Tennessee, Baltimore and Indiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Charles Cleo Leinart, sisters, Dora Evelyn Sparks and Mary Helen Daugherty, brothers, Jesse Lewis Sparks and John Franklin Sparks and Great Grandson, Adian Michael Kerr.

Survivors:

Husband Lonas Martin Lake City

Daughters Sharon Leinart Knoxville
Judy Conners & husband Tom Indiana

Step-Son Avery Martin & wife Pat Andersonville
Step-Daughter Cathy Pannell & husband Fred Indiana

Sisters Katie Tadlock Lake City
Kathleen Sparks Ballew Georgia
Brothers Harlen Sparks, Jr. & wife Jean Ohio
Harry Winfred Sparks & wife Margie Briceville
Grandchildren Kevin Kerr & wife Donna Indiana
Keith Kerr & fiancAC. Victoria Wyland Indiana
Danny Martin & wife Misty Andersonville
Dawn Bills & husband Mike Heiskell
William Pannell & wife Shannon Indiana
Great Grandchildren Alexis Rochelle Kerr, Tristin Robert Kerr, Dakota Thomas Kerr, Logan Christopher Kerr, Adam Martin, Steven Martin, Cadence Martin, Alexis Bills, Olivia Bills and Alex Bills.

Several nieces and nephews and host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Hatmaker Funeral Home.
Funeral Service: 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Hatmaker Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Danny Martin officiating.
Friends and Family will meet at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home to go in procession to the Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton, TN for an 11:00 a.m. interment.