Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Martin, Ezekiel, 1941 

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EZEKIEL MARTIN 

  Ezekiel Martin, well-known resident of Rescue and a shipwright, who was 
injured Sunday night, March 23rd, in an automobile accident at Elephant Fork 
on the Smithfield highway, and who was under treatment at Lakeview hospital, 
died Thursday night of his injuries.  Mr. Martin was 42 years old. 

  The body was viewed by Dr. Edward C. Joyner, coroner for Suffolk, and was 
removed to the home in Rescue. 

  Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Riverview 
Church, Rescue.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  Mr. Martin is survived by five brothers, Walter L., Percy T., Charlie C., 
Benjamin F. and Jesse A. Martin, all of Rescue. 

  Active pallbearers were Quincy Gilliam, Lawrence Spady, Lloyd King, Philip 
Murphy, Elmer and Johnnie Watkins. 


Ezekiel MARTIN, of Rescue, shipwright, 
b. 12 Oct 1899*, Rescue, 
fatally injured in crash 23 Mar 1941, Elephant's Fork, 
d. 27 Mar 1941, Suffolk, 
interred in Riverview Methodist Church Cemetery*, Rescue, 29 Mar 1941, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 23, No. 1, Thurs., Apr. 3, 1941, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #21: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His gravestone shows "1900 - 1942."  A photo of it - added by Laurie 
   (Thompson) Mercer - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #160500253. 

His parents are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 6782 (Suffolk #84) gives Ezikel, single, son of Marcelus MARTIN, 
   b. York Co., & Annie Elizabeth TENNIS, b. Portsmouth. 

His mother's obit ("Smithfield Times," Oct. 15, 1936, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/m635a1ob.txt 


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