Bettie Lucille Richards Martin, age 78, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Brandon, MS. She was born June 10, 1933 in Bassett, AR to the late Robert Walter and Beatrice Lucille McCain Richards. Bettie was a seamstress for a number of years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Water Valley, MS.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 3, 2012 in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Bro. Ken Izzard officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley with Lee Blackwell, Sr., Lee Blackwell, Jr., Jaime Hernandez, Wade Hester, Rocky Bell, Curtis Cole and Marcus will serve as pallbearers.
Bettie is survived by her daughter, Melissa Hernandez and her husband, Jaime of Brandon, MS; two grandchildren, Ashley Marie and Juan Roberto Hernandez; and one great granddaughter, Sophia Mae Hester.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lewis Martin; a sister, Zula Mae Bell; and a brother, Robert Richards.