Martin, Jacqueline Elaine

Jacqueline Elaine Martin, 46, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Gospel Tabernacle Church, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her mother, Elizabeth Beets; children, Jasenia Navarro, Johnny Navarro Jr. and Elizabeth Navarro, all of Cedar Rapids; special companion, Johnny Navarro Sr.; siblings, LaRhonda (Odilon) Vargas of Cedar Rapids, Isaiah (Renee) Martin II of Cedar Rapids, Daylene (Keever) Sproles of Fort Worth, Texas, and Kristen Hodges of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.

Jacqueline was preceded in death by her father.

Born Nov. 23, 1964, in Knobester, Mo., Jacqueline was the daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Martin. She worked for Tyson Foods.

Jacqueline was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church.

She was a loving, sweet person with great wisdom. She enjoyed giving gifts, reggae music and was a Bob Marly fan. Her greatest joy was her family.

A memorial fund has been established.

Please sign the online guest book for Jacqueline at under obituaries.

Published Nov. 17, 2011, in The Gazette