Lesley Elaine Martin

Lesley Elaine Martin, 50, died quietly Monday, December 15, 2008 in her apartment in Kansas City, Mo where she had lived for twelve years while she worked at the Barnes and Noble Flagship Bookstore on the Plaza. Memorial Service: 1:30 PM Saturday December 20, 2008 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sharon Bryant officiating. She was born July 26, 1958 in Stephenville, a few hours after her mother attended a Fort Worth Cats baseball game. She always said that her mother was responsible for her great love of baseball by giving her such early exposure to it. Lesley attended Stephenville's public schools, graduating from SHS in 1976 where she played trombone in the band, and later studied for two years at the University of Texas in Austin. Throughout her life she was an avid reader who communicated her love of books to friends and customers. She was a generous, vivacious person who will be missed by her many friends. She is survived by her parents Bill and Helen Martin of Stephenville, her brother Bruce Martin and his wife Barbara Cheaney of San Antonio, two cousins, Kaye Fuller of Paige, Texas, and Margaret Culbertson of Houston and their spouses Roger Fuller and Sims McCutchan. Also in Kansas City, Lesley is survived by her special friend, Mike Devin.