(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)Mrs. Martha Louise Crain, 73, of Oronogo, Missouri, departed this life on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri.
Martha entered this life on December 7, 1948, in Webb City, Missouri, daughter of the late James and Mary (Tabor) Cassady. She was raised in Oronogo and was a lifelong area resident. On March 6, 1965, she was united in marriage to Floyd Crain and together they have shared the last fifty-six years. Martha was a devoted homemaker throughout her life and a member of First Baptist Church in Oronogo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Frances Jaggars, Claudia “Phoebe” Gordon and Nellie Gentry; and one brother, James “Sonny” Cassady.
Martha is survived by her husband, Floyd Crain of the home; three children, Jimmy Ash of Neosho, Leslie Brock of Carthage and Floyd Ash of Alba; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Clark of Dixon, Texas, Betty Keene of Oronogo and Lynn Petitt also of Oronogo; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Graveside funeral services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Oronogo Cemetery with David Petitt officiating. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Keith Rummel, Andrew Carpender, Charlie Smith, Ray Gordon, Don Keene and Chase Nichols. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City, Missouri.
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