Ouachita-Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MARTIN, W.L June 11, 2012
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News Star World - June 12, 2012
W.L MARTIN


Funeral services for Mr. W.L. "Nub" Martin will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, June 
14, 2012 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop with the Reverends Joe 
Mercer and David Sistrunk officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park 
Cemetery of Bastrop under the direction of Cox Funeral Home.

W.L. Martin was born September 21, 1927 in Brookhaven, Mississippi to the late 
Jess Martin and Lamanda Brister Martin. He passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 
at Morehouse General Hospital in Bastrop, Louisiana.

Mr Martin is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Ruth C. Martin, 
his sister, Benita Martin Fleming, and two brothers, Orville Martin and Earl 
Martin.

Mr. W.L. "Nub" Martin was a graduate of and all sports athlete at Oak Grove 
High School and he remained a loyal fan of all Oak Grove Tiger sports. W.L. 
went to work for International Paper Company in 1948 where he also played for 
the IPCo. baseball team. Mr. Martin began his career with the Bastrop Fire 
Department in November of 1963 retiring as a District Fire Chief on October 
31, 1986. Mr. "Nub" enjoyed coaching boys and young men in baseball and he was 
the recepient of the "Bob Harp" Award for his contributions and service to 
youth athletics in Bastrop. Mr. Martin enjoyed bird hunting with his dogs and 
hand tying jigs for white perch fishing. He will affectionately be remembered 
for being a loving, caring, and understanding man. He will be missed by all 
who loved him.

Mr. Martin is survived by his wife of 59 years, Katie Martin of Bastrop, his 
son, Albert Martin of Bastrop, a brother, G.W. "Dub" Martin and wife, Shirley 
Martin of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and a sister-in-law, Eldora Martin of Cabot, 
Arkansas.

Serving as pallbearers are Johnny Lee Moreland, Bruce Jenkins, Olen Haynes, 
Danny Barmore, James "Buddy" Williams, and Ted Grimes.

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, June 13, 2012 beginning at 5:00 
PM until 8:00 PM at Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop.


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