May 31, 1944 – April 10, 2025
Memorial services for Martha Jane Ely, 80, of Sallisaw, were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Bethel Baptist Church in Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.
Mrs. Ely was born on May 31, 1944, in Sallisaw, to Opal Juanita (Riggs) Harden and James Edward Harden. She passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Sallisaw.
She married John Ely on April 9, 1963. She worked as a pullet house operator at Aviagen, and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sallisaw.
Survivors are three daughters, Dayla Ely-Sanders and Terry of Sallisaw, Melissa Ely Person of Fayetteville, Ark., and Dana Ely Mitchell of Plano, Texas; son, Jason Ely and Lavonne of Sallisaw; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Barbara Enyart and Clint, Jo Ann Harden and Eva Boyd, all of Sallisaw; one brother, Ike Harden and Earlene of Sallisaw; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Shirley A. Harden and June Reese; and brother, Jimmy Harden.
