Early County  Georgia Obits John Gordon Martin
	
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Youth Accidently Shot and Killed By His Younger
Brother


A tragic accident Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock
cost the life of John Gordon Martin, 13 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Martin.  Young Martin was out
hunting with his 8 year old brother, Allen, who
accidently shot his older brother with a .22 - caliber
rifle, the bullet entering the lower part of the back
and penetrating the spinal column and abdomen.  The
youth died a few minutes later.


Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at the family home in the Hilton community,
with the Revs. Willie Wiley and D. E. Blalock
officiating.  Interment was in the Blakely cemetery,
with the Minter Funeral Home in charge, and J. C.
Sheppard, G. B. Sheppard, J. T. Sheppard, Hugh L.
Martin Hoban Martin, John Hudspeth, Steve Sheppard and
Elwood Martin serving as pall bearers.


Surviving Johm who was born in this county on June 23,
1932, are his parents and the following brothers and
sisters: Seaman First Class Fred S. Martin, of the U.
S. Navy, in the Philippines; Sgt. Lizzie Martin, of
the WAC, Washington, D. C.; Elmer Martin, in service,
in California; Ambrose Martin and Lorena Martin,
students at Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton; Evelyn
Martin, Bessie Martin and Allen Martin, at home.
Theses have the sincere sympathy of friends in their
sorrow.


Source: Volume LXXXVI, No. 11 Early County News,
Thursday Morning, October 25, 1945.


John Gordon Martin was born 23 June 1932 and died 20
October 1945.  His parents where Frederick Edgar
Martin and Rosa Mae Shepard.

Submitted by: Brenda King McNair <Bmcnair614@aol.com> 

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