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Ava Martin

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Ava Marie Old Rock Martin, “Eagle Flies High,” 62, died March 16, 2021, in Poplar.

She was born July 11, 1958, in Poplar. She was many things, a veteran of U.S. Air Force, an artist, aunt, sister, grandma, great-grandma and cousin. Even though she had no children of her own, she had a special title, Mom. A mom to Kelly and Cerise GreyBear, Judith Olson, Aaree GreyBear, Kaylei and Taizah Olson. She thought a lot of her grandson Kiel. Always said he was her main man, her best friend and he was like a son to her.

She was also a teacher. She taught many to cook, make things and fix things and was a jack of all trades, so to speak.

She graduated Poplar High School in 1978. Shortly there after, she decided to enlist with the United States Air Force. Her training was at the Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas. She was honorably discharged.

She was always on the go and enjoyed the time spent with family in North Dakota and Alaska.

She held various jobs at A& S Industries, Dakota Tribal Industries (Spirit Lake, N.D.), tribal museum, fish and game and Tribal Express. She attended college at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, South Dakota School of Mines & Tech in Rapid City, S.D., and Fort Peck Community College.

She enjoyed cruising, visiting, watching her favorite TV shows, Law and Order SVU, and the ID channel shows. She loved football season, her team was the San Francisco 49ers. She liked to play all board games, especially Yahtzee.

She was always joking and teasing. She could be stubborn as heck, but was also generous to everyone. She helped out a lot of people, both family and strangers.

She was preceded in death by brothers, Melvin D. Grey-Bear Sr., Abraham E. GreyBear Sr., Oral A. GreyBear Sr. and Galen M. GreyBear; sisters, Vina M. GreyBear-Longtree, Coretta R. GreyBear-Youngman and Phyllis K. Grey-Bear-Olson; and special friend, Barbara.

A wake was held Tuesday, March 23, at the Poplar Cultural Center with inurnment to be held Friday, March 26, at 1 p.m. at Fort Kipp Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

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