Martha Belle Stark Johnston

B: December 4th, 1938
D: June 11, 2019

Martha Belle Stark Johnston, age 80 of Lexington, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. She was born December 4th, 1938 in Purcell, the seventh of nine children born to Samuel David Stark and Mildred Faye Jones Stark.

She moved to Asher, OK in 1940, and lived in a log cabin built by her grandfather, John Jones. She graduated from Asher High School in 1956 and worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. On the side, she worked as a waitress at the Beacon Cafe. It was here that she met a young man from Konawa named James Elmer Johnston. They were married and together raised 4 children, sons, James and Jay and daughters, Monica and Mary.

Martha later moved to the Purcell and Lexington area. She graduated from the Mid America VO-Tech as an LPN in 1977. Martha worked at various nursing homes in the area, at Purcell Municipal Hospital and for LARC. She worked for 14 years at Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Norman, before medically retiring at age 59.

Martha cherished her family and loved spending time with her 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was a gifted quilter and shared her talents with her family and friends, even donating several to help raise money for charitable causes. She volunteered at Lexington, Noble and Purcell Senior Citizens. She was a woman of great faith and longtime member of the Memorial Assembly of God Church in Purcell.

Martha loved flowers, but asked that in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to Food Program at Memorial Assembly. She will be remembered for her loving and caring heart for her Lord, her family, her neighbors. She will be dearly missed!

She was preceded in death by: Her parents, Samuel and Mildred Stark and Son, James William Johnston. Grandson, Brandon Keith Davis. Granddaughter, Kylie Johnston. Three sisters, Doris Fore, Reba Archer and Theo McKorsky.

Martha is survived by: Three children, Monica (Johnston-Penner) Hacks of Purcell, Jay Johnston and wife Beverly of Lexington, Mary Johnston of Lexington, 7 Grandchildren, Joshua Johnston and wife Tamra, Shallon LaFleur and husband Joshua, Star Dodson and husband Gary, Julia Johnston, Summer Venegas, Shamra Williams and Jill Johnston. 15 great grandchildren, One great great granddaughter. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of other family and friends. Three brothers, Sam Stark and wife Jo of Lexington, John Stark of Lexington, Curtis Stark and wife Pebbles of Harrah, Two sisters, Zella Nance of Edmond, Beulah Borrell and husband Chuck of Mission Viejo, CA.

Funeral Services are scheduled 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel in Purcell. Burial will follow at the Lexington Cemetery. Send online condolences at Wilson Little Funeral Home.