Beckham County, OK - Obits: Robert Donnell Martin, 1929
18 August 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MARTIN, ROBERT DONNELL
(9 Dec 1929, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MARTIN SERVICES WILL BE IN SAYRE
Don Martin, of Sayre, died this morning at 12:15 o'clock in the Sayre
hospital.  Mr. Martin is the eldest son of Mrs. S. J. Martin, of this
city.  He suffered an attack of appendicitis Friday and underwent an
operation that evening.  He was thought to be getting along nicely until
late last evening.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Sayre.  Interment will be made
in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery.
(10 Dec 1929, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MARTIN FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY.
SAYRE, Dec. 10 - Funeral services were held today for Don Martin in the
First Christian church with Rev. J. T. Means, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiating.  Mr. Martin died early Monday morning,
after an illness of three days.
Surviving Mr. Martin are his wife, Mrs. Don Martin and one son, Dick, his
mother, Mrs. S. J. Martin, of Elk City, and a number of brothers and
sisters.
Interment was made in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery.
(12 Dec 1929, Thursday, Erick Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Don Martin, of Sayre, died early Monday morning in that city.  Mr. Martin
suffered an attack of acute appendicitis, early last Friday, and following
a surgical operation late that day, he was thought to be getting along
nicely until late Sunday when he took a turn for worse and expired at
12:15 o'clock Monday morning.
Besides his mother, Mrs. S. J. Martin, of Elk City, deceased is survived
by his wife and one son, and one sister, Mrs. G. W. Sewell of Erick.
Funeral services were held from the late home in Sayre, Tuesday afternoon,
followed by interment in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery.  A goodly number of the
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sewell from Erick attended the funeral services.
(13 Dec 1929, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Mr. Martin Dies.
Friends of Mrs. J. C. MacKenzie will regret to hear of the death of her
brother, Mr. Don Martin, of Sayre.  Mr. Martin was operated on Friday
night for appendicitis and died Sunday night.  He leaves a widow and one
son to mourn his death.  Interment was made in the Sayre cemetery Tuesday.
(26 Dec 1929, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK)
Robert Donnell Martin was born at Alvarado, Texas, July 24, 1884, where he
spent the greater part of his boyhood days.  In 1901 he moved with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Martin, to Beckham County, Oklahoma, where
they homesteaded about five miles north of Sayre.  Here he experienced the
joys and hard ships incident to pioneer life.
Don's forefathers came of Eminent Tennessee and Georgia families.  The
Ewings on his grandmother's side helped to organize the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, and Rev. Finis Ewing was one of the drafters of the
confession of faith of that church.  He was named for Rev. Robert Donnell,
who was one of the most active ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church in its early history.
He was the eldest son of a family of eleven children, who have all lived
to be grown.  There were eight girls and three boys of this family: Robert
Donnell Martin, Sayre; Mrs. L. I. Bennett, Hobart; Mrs. J. C. Mackenzie,
Carter; Mrs. G. W. Sewell, Erick; Mrs. Sam Gossett, Sayre; Ben E. Martin,
Elk City; Sam Martin, Pampa, Texas; Mrs. Roy Dunlop, deceased; Mrs. Janie
Colpe, Elk City; Mrs. George Vernon, Blair; and Miss Margaret Martin of
Elk City.
He was married to Hazel Hodgson May 29, 1910.  To this union was born one
child, Donnell Dillon Martin, who lives with his mother in Sayre.
Don helped to build the Rock Island Railway through Beckham county and
worked for two years at the round house in Sayre, where he made many
friends among railroad men.  For the last three and a half years he was
engaged on the state and county highways.
He was an active member of the Masonic orders of Sayre, the Masters Lodge,
The Chapter and the commandery.  He was of cheerful disposition and
readily made friends wherever he went.  His many friends will sorely miss
him and greatly sympathize with the bereaved family.

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