Martha Jean Greenwood

Martha Jean Greenwood, a longtime resident of Eureka, Kansas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, on Friday evening, April 17, 2026, at Overland Park Regional Hospital at the age of 93.

Martha was born in Augusta, Kansas, on September 30, 1932, the youngest child of Oscar and Maude (Boydston) Brenton. She was later raised and educated in the Teterville and Leon areas.

On December 24, 1948, she was united in marriage to Billie Greenwood. They first met on a blind date, and he remained the love of her life. They made their home in Eureka, Kansas, where they raised three daughters: Linda, Jane, and Susan.

As her children grew, Martha served as a childcare provider for many years before joining the Eureka school district. She provided delicious meals for the children of the Headstart program, where she cared for others in the same quiet, nurturing way she cared for her own family. Whether it was a hungry student at Headstart or a grandchild at her kitchen table, no one ever left Martha’s presence with an empty stomach or a heavy heart. Martha and Bill shared a love story for the ages, spanning 66 years until Bill’s passing in February 2015.

She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. Martha and Bill rarely missed a moment, whether it was a sporting event, music program, or a simple sleepover request. Her presence was a constant source of comfort, encouragement, and joy. Her legacy lives on in the quiet kindness she modeled and the generations of children she helped raise.

Martha is survived by her daughters: Linda and husband, Mike McClintick of Eureka; Jane and husband, Mike O'Connor of Emporia; and Susan and husband, Joe Sommer of Kansas City, Kansas; ten grandchildren: Billy, Amy, Scott, Chad, Patrick, Matthew, Sara, Anna, Erin, and Kyle; ten great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Wanda Girard; one brother-in-law, Lonnie Lorance; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, her parents, her sister, Mary Jane Brenton, and her brother, James Brenton.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. Cremation has been effected. A private family inurnment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka. The family will greet relatives and friends from 1:00 P.M. to 1:45 in the fellowship hall at the church before the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, PO Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which is overseeing arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online at koupfunerals.com.