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Burial, with military rites, will be in Mount
Pulaski Cemetery. Mr. Martin was a grain elevator
manager in Mount Pulaski and Girard and a grain
inspector for the state of Illinois.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was born Aug. 14, 1924, in Williamsville to
Orville E. and Marjiella Jones Martin. He married
Margaret Fullriede on Oct. 20, 1946. She preceded
him in death on Nov. 12, 1997. He married Kay Greer
in Cantrall on Oct. 17, 1999.
He is survived by his wife, of Springfield; two
sons, Roger Martin of Springfield and Randall Martin
of St. Louis, Mo.; two daughters, Connie (and
Daniel) Lanham of Odon, Ind., and Penny (and Art)
Karrick of Auburn; one sister, Margaret (and Donald)
Baker of Mount Pulaski; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in
Springfield.
He had a lifetime membership with the Mount
Pulaski Phoenix Fire Department.
Memorials may be made to Spark for Residential
Homes in Springfield or to Hope School.
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