Jean Martin, age 79 of Astoria, IL, passed away at 5:24 am on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her home with her daughter by her side. She was born on January 21, 1939 in Quincy, IL, the daughter of Harry and Grace (Ostrander) Bryant.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two infant siblings, and her brother Harry Bryant.
Jean is survived by her son Dan Martin of West Liberty, IA, her daughter Debbie (and Jimmy) Derry of Astoria, IL, her beloved granddaughter Jordyn (and Whitney) Davis of Astoria, IL, her two cherished Great-Granddaughters, Paisley Jean and Pyper Jolee Davis, sister, June (and Bill) Lahrman of Quincy, IL, sister-in-law, Kathy Bryant of Salem, OR, many nieces and nephews, and her faithful fur baby Dudley.
She worked at the National Bank in Lewistown, IL, then went on to own and operate two travel agencies in Lewistown and Havana, IL. She then moved to Springfield, IL where she was the manager of Travel at Bergners, until her retirement. Jean then moved back to Astoria where she worked as a teacher's aide at Astoria Grade School and for Adkin's Video. She then went to work for the Central Illinois Agency on Aging as Site Manager for the Astoria Senior Center.
Services for Jean will be held on Thursday evening, August 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria. Visitation will be held from 4-6 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be held at the Derry Family Cemetery in Astoria at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Astoria Senior Center.
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