March 29, 2024

Tere (Van Fleet) Martin

April 29, 2016

Tere Lynn, daughter of Kenneth and Mary Van Fleet, was born May 3, 1955 in Newton. She died at her home in Oklahoma City, Okla. Friday, April 29, 2016.

Tere graduated from Newton High School in 1973. She then joined the Army for four years. While there, she met and married Brian Martin. They were blessed with three children, Shane, Roger and Erica. They lived in Germany. They later returned to Newton. She worked for the telephone company for a few years and made many good friend who would still get together when she would come back to Newton.

She later moved to Oklahoma City, Okla. where she worked for the U.S. Marshals office until retiring.

Tere was very active in her church there and had many friends.
Tere was preceded in death by her sister, Jerri Lou, father Kenneth Van Fleet and sister-in-law Glenda Van Fleet.

Those left tho honor her memory are her children, Shane (Julie) Martin, Roger (Christy) Martin, Erica (Phillip) Rape, three grandchildren, Christopher, Elizabeth and Isabell Rape, and her brother Dan Van Fleet and mother Mary Van Fleet, both of Newton.