Gladys Marie Boatman, 94, of West, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Mart. Graveside services will be 10 am Thursday, April 24 at China Spring Cemetery with Rev. Paul Briggs officiating. Mrs. Boatman was born April 11, 1920 in Meridian, Texas to Marion and Daisy (Wheeler) Bell. She was a secretary at Gulf Oil Company for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest Curtis Boatman in May 1988; her son, Robert Boatman; and her granddaughter, Vickie Lynn Boatman Simpson. Survivors include her son, Marion Boatman and wife, Billie of Axtell; daughter-in-law, Sandra Boatman of Mart; grandsons, Marion Keith Boatman and Curtis Eugene Boatman; 4 great grandchildren; and 8 great great grandchildren.