Linn County OR Archives Obituaries.....MARTIN, VERNON EUGENE January 6, 1985 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ian Oliver Martin ianolivermartin@hotmail.com December 14, 2011, 1:51 pm An Obituary Of my Own Composition for the Archives Vernon Eugene Martin Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon Vernon Eugene Martin, was born on Sept. 18, 1916 at Gray, Knox County, Ky., to David Radford Martin and Nannette Serena Walters, and perished in his home in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, on Jan. 6, 1985. Vernon was also known my various aliases including, “Mike Striebel” and “V.M. Striebel”. Vernon’s maternal sister, Berniece Christine Striebel, the daughter of Nannette Serena Walters and Vernon’s stepfather, Louis Benjamin Striebel, survived him. Vernon’s wives included, Virginia Ruth Patterson, Mary Louise Hamilton, Louise Sophia Stark, and Lola Ann Mann. Vernon’s children include, Karen Diane Striebel, Jan Patricia Striebel, Erika Stark Striebel, and Ian Oliver Martin. Vernon’s grandchildren are Raquel Rocio Martin, Luke William Martin, Sunny Brooke Martin, Nathan Alexander Martinez, Noah Samuel Carver, Chad Redmond Brown, Kirk Hamilton Brown, Rachel Christine Mallernee, and David Baruch Mallernee. Vernon is also the uncle of his sister Berniece’s children, Cheri Risley, Bruce Risley, and Randy Risley. Vernon was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School, in Indianapolis, Indiana and of obtained a degree in arts from Richland College in Dallas, Texas. Vernon enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 30, 1935, at Indianapolis, as “Vernon Martin Striebel”, the alias he used most of his life. Vernon served at the Battles of Pearl Harbor, Tarawa, and other Naval engagements in the Pacific during World War II. He was commissioned on February 1944, and after assignments in Italy and Groton, Vernon retired in Philadelphia, on June 30, 1956. Vernon returned to Europe with wife, Louise Sophia Stark, where he lived first inVillefranche-sur-Mer, France and then Chipiona, Spain. Vernon was fluent in Spanish, French, and Italian. He also spoke some German and Russian. He returned to Groton, Connecticut, then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, then Dallas, Texas, and finally to Lebanon, Oregon with girlfriend Lola Ann Mann whom he eventually married on May 5, 1984 in Lebanon, OR. Vernon Eugene Martin was a Master Mason with California Lodge No. 1, Free and Accepted Masons, 855 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, California. Vernon was a Thespian actor at Arsenal Technical High School and always took the opportunity to be an actor, where he could, whether as an extra in a Hollywood major motion picture or as a Santa Clause on a Navy base. Vernon loved singing and instrumental music, poetry, and world literature. Vernon’s cremated remains were buried with his father David Radford Martin at the John Dalton Memorial Cemetery, Arapaho Trail, Gray, Knox County, Kentucky G {GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.97310, Longitude: -83.97710) . Anyone wishing to honor Vernon’s memory is encouraged to do so by contributing to the American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org/ Additional Comments: VERNON AS A CHILD: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0martin5014gph.jpg VERNON AS A BOY WITH GRANDMOTHER LUCY FRANCES JOHNSON, UNCLE CREED DALTON MARTIN, AUNT OTIE C. COX, AND COUSIN JACK MARTIN: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0jackvern5119gph.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y DNA HAPLOGROUP is R1a1a,as determined but son Ian Oliver Martin family tree DNA kit number 147397: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/documents/x0theydnah548nph.jpg Martin MALE lineage is...Vernon Eugene Martin, son o David Radford Martin(& Nannette Serena Walters), son of John Dalton Martin (& Lucy Frances Johnson), son of Valentine "Cubb" George Martin II (& Rachel Ann Keck), son of Valentine George Martin (& Ann Radford Scott, son of Valentine Clarlson Martin (& Elizabeth Dalton), son of Jobe Henry Martin, (& Mary Clarkson), son of Valentine Martin (& Jane Bridgewater), son of Martin Martin (& Sarah Hix), son of George Thomas Martin (& Unity Susannah West), son of George Thomas Martin (& Peggy Vaughan, son of George Martin b. 1610 Bristol, England. THIS MARTIN LINE PERTAINS TO GROUP 8 OF THE MARTIN SURNAME PROJECT AND IN THE R1A HAPLOGROUP PROJECT IS ASSIGNED TO "ISLES-NOT SCOTLAND) -------------------------------- A great extensive genealogy Vernon via his foremother Unity Susanna West is visible here: http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/pedigree.cfm?pid=200395. Vernon's lineage includes ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, Emperors of Rome and Babylon, Spanish Hero's like "El Cid", and all sorts of very notable Historical people! My favorite forfather is Marcus Aurelius! ---------------------------------------------------------- VERNON'S BIRTH RECORD: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/documents/x0birthcer5120gph.jpg VERNON'S FATHER DAVID RADFORD MARTIN (A son of John Dalton Martin & Lucy Frances Johnson): 1. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0martin4803gph.jpg 2. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0martin5595gph.jpg VERNON'S MOTHER NANNETTE SERENA WALTERS (A daughter of Parks B. Walters & Claredina Sewell): http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/laurel/photos/walters4963gph.jpg VERNON'S GREAT GRANDMOTHER RACHEL ANN KECK: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0keck4962gph.jpg VERNON'S GRANDMOTHER LUCY FRANCES JOHNSON: 1.http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0lucyjohnson.jpg 2.http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/knox/photos/x0johnson5065gph.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/linn/obits/m/martin4223gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 6.0 Kb