Benna G. (Deeds) Martin, 83, passed away on February 25, 2016, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Rocky, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1931, to D.B. and Grace (Galloway) Deeds. Benna was the valedictorian of her Rocky High School graduating class and a former resident of Lookeba, Cordell, Hobart, and Norman. She and her husband moved to Stillwater in 2001. Benna was retired after serving as a clerk at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office in Cordell, and as a bookkeeper for both Shawnee Public Schools, and Hobart Public Schools. Benna greatly enjoyed sewing, gardening, and attending every activity of her grandchildren, from baseball games to dance recitals. Most of all, she enjoyed many loving years being married to her high school sweetheart. She and her husband, residents of Primrose Retirement Community, were members of the First Baptist Church. Benna was preceded in death by her parents, D.B. and Grace Galloway Deeds of Rocky. She survived by her husband, of almost 65 years, Joe E. Martin of Stillwater; a son, Colonel Joel Martin (USAF Retired) of Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands, (his wife, Elizabeth Martin); a daughter, Dr. Pamela Fry of Stillwater, (her husband, Dr. Donald Fry); a sister, Jolando (Deeds) Hill of Weatherford; and three adoring grandchildren, Dr. Adam Fry of Norman, Jared Fry of Irving, Texas, and Emily Fry, of Stillwater. A celebration of Benna’s life was held at Primrose Retirement Community in Stillwater, on Monday, February 29, 2016, with Father Bill Powell officiating. Graveside services will be at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Lone Star Cemetery in Rocky, Oklahoma, with the Reverend Buck Nicholson officiating. Friends may call at Lee Funeral Home, Clinton, Oklahoma, on Thursday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.