Early County  Georgia Obits Fred E. Martin

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Fred E. Martin World War I Veteran, Dies


Fred E. Martin, 65, native and well known Early County
farmer, died at his home in the Sowhatchee community
Monday night.


Mr. Martin, who had been in declining health for some
time, had been quite ill for several weeks.


Born in Early County on June 8, 1892, he was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Martin, one of a large family of
children, four of whom now survive. He spent his life in
the community where he died and was held in high esteem
by his friends and neighbors who are saddened by his
passing.


Mr. Martin was a veteran of World War I and a member of
the Sowhatchee Baptist Church, where his funeral was held
Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock with the Reverend W.
E. Storey officiating.  Interment was in Blakely
Cemetery, with Bryan Funeral Home in charge.


Surviving Mr. Martin are his widow,  Mrs. Rosa Shepard
Martin: four sons, Fred S. Martin of Live Oak, Fla.,
Elmer R. Martin of Albany, Ga., William A. Martin of
Cocoa Beach, Fla., Allen B. Martin, USMC, Portsmouth,
Va.; four daughters, Miss Lizzie Martin of Richmond,
Calif., Miss Lorena Martin of East Point, Ga., Mrs.
Robert P. McMcormick of Gonzales, Fla., Mrs. Eddie
McGuire, Ossining, N. Y.; three brothers, A. C. Martin of
Jacksonville, Fla., C. E. Martin of Blakely, Dr. E. E.
Martin of Haines City, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. G. C.
Spillers of Tulsa, Okla.


Source:  Early County News, Volume 99, No. 4, Blakely,
Georgia, Thursday morning September 12, 1957, Front Page.
*Note Frederick Edgar Martin born 08 June 1892 and died
09 September 1957. He was the son of Henry Ambrose Martin
and Margaret Eudora Carmichael. *

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