Delia Jequita (Newberry) Martin, 85, of Henryetta, died Oct. 30, 2021. She was born in Beggs Sept. 3, 1936 to Columbus Bryson and Mary Ellen Newberry. She was a graduate of Okmulgee High School and married Frank W. Martin on October 29, 1954. She lived the majority of her married life in Altus, OK where Frank was employed as an electronic technician at Altus AFB.
After Jequita raised her children, she went to work for Altus Public Schools and was a head cook and later a cafeteria clerk. After her husband’s death in 2004, she eventually moved to Henryetta to be closer to her family. Jequita was a member of the Henryetta Church of the Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her father, her mother Mary, brothers Bill Newberry and Dal Newberry, and sisters, Ruth Catlett and Dolly Fuller. and dearly loved her church family in both Altus and Henryetta.
She is survived by her sons, Danny and wife Ruth Martin and David and wife Kathi Martin; daughter, Donna and husband Tim Levi; 10 favorite grandkids and spouses; 15 favorite great-grandkids. They include Malinda George with husband Wesley and son James; Danelle Ferqueron with husband Bill and sons Wyatt and Weston; Alicia Bates with husband Matt and sons Marcus and Micah; Ben Martin with wife Emily and children Caleb and Cheyenne; David W. Martin with wife Penny and daughters Calliope, Cora, Charlotte, and Madeline; Jason Levi with wife Heather and daughters Isabella (Bella) and Elizabeth (Ellie); Jennie Gregory with husband Tim and children Nicholas and Alexandra (Lexi); Janice Levi; Maegan Martin; and Matthew Martin with fiancee Mackenzie Westfahl. She is also survived by two younger brothers, Lum Newberry of Tulsa and Carl Newberry with wife Cathy and another sister-in-law Carolyn Newberry along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 at the Nazarene Church. Interment will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at the Altus City Cemetery, Altus under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.