John Martin

On Friday, March 9th, 2007, the Lord received another Angel in heaven. John A. Martin was born on November 7th, 1924 in Star, N.C. and was one of twelve children of the late Reid Martin and Lucy Bean Martin. John was the beloved husband of Lucille Martin and a precious father to his son, Johnny, of Kingstree, S.C. and daughter, Susan, of Raleigh N.C. He is also survived by his son’s wife, Ida, granddaughter, Gabriel and Susan’s husband, Jake. Other surviving family members are: Sisters, Thelma Bryant of Houston, TX., Lucille Butler and husband Evans, Bobbie White, Anne Anderson and husband Carl, brother Jack and wife Jean along with 14 nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Missy, who never left his side. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Monday, March 12th at East Rockingham United Methodist Church with Rev. Rodney Hamm and Rev. Joel Perry officiating. Interment will follow in Richmond Memorial Park with military honors. John served ably with the “Greatest Generation” during WWII in the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division in North Africa and Anzio. John retired from Avondale Mills as their plant engineer after 45 years of service. He was an invaluable employee who could be found any time of the day or night making sure that the plant operations went smoothly. John was known as a very generous person with his talents and could always be counted on to help others. His favorite pastime was spending time at his farm, tinkering in his shop, picking up pecans, tending to his garden and petting his farm dog, Maggie. John was a long time member of East Rockingham United Methodist Church, serving on several committees. One could always find him volunteering at the pancake breakfast and helping to sell trees at Christmas time. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 pm at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham John will be sorely missed by his family and friends. The family wishes to give special thanks to all the doctors and nurses at First Health Richmond Memorial and Sandhills Hospitals for the heartfelt care provided for our Daddy.