Joan Bennett Martin Obituary (1933 - 2021)

SANDY RIDGE - Joan "Nanny" Bennett Martin, 88, left her earthly home, Friday, October 1, 2021, at her home. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Face coverings are required at the funeral home and the residence. Joan was born July 20, 1933, in Patrick County, VA to the late Carlisle Williams and the late Madge Branch Williams Quensberry. She was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and was retired from E.I. DuPont. She loved bowling and spending time with her great-grandbabies. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Martin, Jr: a brother, Ronnie; and three sisters, Doris, Patsy, and Brenda. Survivors include her daughter, Kay Martin Handy; granddaughter, Jamie Handy Williams (Scott); great-grandchildren, Morgan Elizabeth Mabe, Bryan Zachary Mabe, Corbyn Scott Williams, and Emersyn Leigh Williams, a sister, Betty Jean Williams; a sister-in-law, Anna Pearl Riggs; many special friends, and her treasured pet, Coco. Memorials may be made to the Patrick County Honor Guard, c/o Clyde Thomas, 549 Goblintown Creek Rd, Stuart, VA 24171. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net.