Stoddard County MO obituary of John Martin  and Statement of birth for Milo Martin. file name obit-martin.txt

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John Martin - Obituary and Statement

STATE OF MISSOURI  |
                   |  SS.
COUNTY OF STODDARD |

        On this  9th day of June, 1939, before me personally appeared, John Martin and Maude
        E. Martin, his wife, of Stoddard County, Missouri, who after being duly sworn
        according to law, deposes and says:
        That they are the parents of Milo Martin, and that the said Milo Martin was born in
        Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri, on the 8th day of September, 1906.
        Affiants further state that the attending physician, Dr. J. L. Slayden, is now
        deceased.
        Also personally appeared Cora Smith of Stoddard County, Missouri, who after being duly
        sworn according to law, deposes and says:
        That she was present when the said Milo Martin was born and that he was born in
        Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri, on the 8th day of September, 1906, and that the
        attending physician is now dead.

{Hand Signed by)John Martin
                Maude E. Martin
                Mrs. Cora Smith

        Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of June 1939.
        My commission expires June 23d, 1941.

(Hand Signed by:)  William E. Morgan
                Notary Public-Stoddard County MO.

Obituary of JOHN MARTIN
John C. Martin
Dies at Home Here
        John Cleavland Martin, son of the late Eleasair and Lucretia Martin, was born at Burnt
        Prairie, Illinois on Sept. 25, 1884 and passed away at his residence at 212 S.
        Sassafras Street in Dexter on May 12, 1858 at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 17
        days.
Mr. Martin had lived in or near Dexter since the year of 1903.  He was united in marriage to
Maude Elizabeth Ice at Dexter, Missouri in the year of 1904, and to this union five children
were born. His wife proceeded him in death on Jan 1, 1949.
        Mr. Martin, was a retired farmer.
        He is survived by his five children, Milo Martin and Mrs. Helen Daniels, both of
        Flint, Michigan, Russell, Clyde, and Lee A. Martin all of Dexter, Missouri; by 7
        grand-children, and  8 great-grand-children; by one sister, Mrs. Emma Winkles of Flint
        Michigan. Also by a number of relatives and many friends.
        Funeral services were conducted in the Presbyterian Church on Thursday afternoon May
        15, 1958. Rev. Walter A. Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. Eugene B. Fer??ld.
        Interment in Dexter Cemetery.
        Strickland-Rainey in charge of arrangements.

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