OBIT: Robert Franklin MARTIN, 2001, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  MARTIN
  
  Robert Franklin Martin, 74, of Cumberland, Md. died Sept. 1, 2001 in
  Sacred Heart Hospital.  He was the son of the late Carl W. and Emma
  (Forquer) Martin.  Preceded in death by his wife Geraldine (Smith)
  Martin and two daughters Patricia A. Martin and Susan Martin and a
  son-in-law Ralph Davis.  He is survived by: three sons, Robert F.
  Martin Jr. of Alexandria, Va., Charles E. Middletown, and Raymond F.
  Martin, Cumberland, Md.; six daughters, Barbara Ann Martin of
  Alexandria, Va., Debra A. Hanft of Hagerstown, Jane M. Burns of
  Jacksonville, N.C., Margie Davis of Cumberland, Md., Robin Shaffer,
  also of Cumberland, and Pam Mantheiy of Pasadena, Md.  Also 21
  grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  A sister Bernadine Waltz
  of Bel Air (Baltimore, Md.) and by two brothers, Carl W. Martin Jr. of
  Cumberland and Max W. Martin of Martinsburg, W.Va.  Friends will be
  received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hafer Funeral Home,
  Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Highway LaVale, Md. 21502 where
  service will be conducted at noon Tuesday with the Rev. Faye Leydig
  officiating.  Contributions may be made to the American Cancer
  Society, 111 S. George St., Cumberland, Md. 21502.  Mr. Martin was a
  veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in World War II.  He was
  a member of the Cumberland, (Md.) American Legion Post 13.  He had
  been the owner-operator of the Hillbilly Haven in Fairhope.
  
  Daily American, September 5, 2001
  
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