Funeral services for Amy Evelyn Kelly Day Martin will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home ~ West Monroe. Rev. Dale Walker will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Paschal Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., July 6, 2020 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home ~ West Monroe

Amy was born on August 25, 1959, in New Orleans, LA, to parents Brooksie Fuller Kelly and Robert “Bob” Orland Kelly.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Brooksie and Bob Kelly; mother-in-law, Rachel Williams Day; maternal grandparents, Harry and Evelyn Fuller; and her paternal grandparents, Clarence and Maude Kelly.

Amy is survived by her loving husband, Paul Martin; children, Morgan Day and wife, Ashley, Meagan Day Payne and son-in-law, Brad Payne, Dalton Martin and wife, Brandie; grandchildren, Aaron, Ashton, Avery, and Zoey Payne, Addalynn, Abagail, Ana, and Austin Day, Saige, Steven Jr., and Haisley Martin; sisters, Robin Kelly Austin and husband David, Karen Hultberg, Kathy Larson, Kay Ribbing, and Kristie Murphy; nephews, Ryan Austin, Jonathan Austin and his wife, Kylie; many other cherished family and friends.

Amy loved her husband and children, but she passionately adored her grandchildren and wanted them to know how much she loved them.  They were everything to her, and words can’t describe the love she had in her heart for them.  Her heart would break when she thought she failed to adequately express how much love she had for them.

Amy’s life was marked by her love and devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amy was saved, baptized, and filled with the Holy Spirit at the age of 23.  The Lord miraculously revealed himself to her in a powerful way. Her heart was radically transformed into the continuous believer that she became even unto her death.  Amy knew Jesus, and was known by him.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Special Education. She was known for truly loving the “least of these” in her life.  This love was exemplified through the care she showed the children she taught with autism. Amy demonstrated such character in her profession, that she won a prestigious “Character Counts” award for the state of Louisiana Teacher’s not once, but twice, and was honored both times by trips to Governor Mike Foster’s office for special recognition.  Many will testify they found love and acceptance in her home that could not be found elsewhere.  She had a heart for people no matter what their background, and would listen without judgment to their stories. If nothing else, they knew they had a safe place to dwell when they were in her home.  She will be missed by her many family members, and by those who knew her as someone that “loved the least of these.”