Betty P. (Kifer) Martin, age 86, of Uniontown, PA, passed away, Sunday, November 29, 2015, in the Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 22, 1929, in Superior, PA, a daughter of the late Anna (Shaffer) and Clyde Kifer.
In addition to her parents Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Thomas E. Martin, in September of 2013; brothers, Cecil, George, and Frank Kifer; and sisters, Carrie Martin, Virginia DeRosa, Janet Gawczynski, and Louise Cornish.
Betty was a member and Life Deacon of Central Christian Church, Uniontown, PA. Throughout her life Betty worked as a seamstress, but above all, she was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother devoted to her family.
Left to cherish her memory, are her eleven children, Thomas Martin and his wife Joann, Terry Martin and his wife Linda, Richard Martin and his wife Ann, Robert Martin and his wife Verna, Yvonne Crayton and her husband Earl, Joyce Fiesta and her husband William, Larry Martin and his wife Karen, Pamela Hudson and her husband Richard, Kimberly Goodwin and her husband William, John Martin and his wife Rachelle, and Deidra Grimm and her husband James; twenty-six grandchildren, Tommy, Gina, Christopher, Heather, Christina, Jennifer, Amy, Bobby, Reyna, George, Mercedes, Ricky, Tiffany, J.J., Colby, Jeremy, Larry, Tatum, Carrie, Richard, Matthew, Rachel, Renee, Cody, Cory, Chelsea, and their spouses; forty great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews; and her loving sister, Clara Pento.
Friends will be received in the Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, Inc., 603 N. Gallatin Ave., Ext., Uniontown, PA, on Friday, December 4, from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Additional visitation will be held Saturday, December 5, from 9-11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, 23 South Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA.
The Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, with Reverend Heather Simpson and Reverend Dr. Darwin Collins Officiating.
Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, PA.
The family asks that any donations be made to Central Christian Church, 23 South Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401