George Henry Martin, 91, of Boonville, Ind., passed away Monday evening at St. Mary's Warrick Hospital.
George was born June 29, 1921, to Dr. Charles F. and Adeline Louisa Matilda Nordhorn Martin in his father's Martin's Emergency Hospital. George joined the family with sisters Clara Ruth (Bishop) Nelson, Ruby Matilda Martin, Laura Francis Louisa Martin, and brother Charles Willard (Mable) Martin all of whom proceeded him in death.
George married Ruth Taylor, daughter of Orville and Martha Taylor on July 18, 1942. He was drafted into the U.S. Army within the month, serving at Riley Hospital in Springfield, MO, and later in the Philippines until his discharge in 1946. He retired from Amax Wright Mine in 1983.
A lifetime member of Main Street General Baptist Church, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized at the age of 10. He was ordained a Deacon and served from 1954 to 1994. George also taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and served on various church and GB Brotherhood boards. He found great joy as a volunteer with the Bread of Life Ministry where he served faithfully both on the Board and as a worker in various capacities from 1994 until this past August when his health no longer allowed him to work.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Ruth Taylor Martin of Boonville, son Darrel (Debbie) Martin of Boonville, daughter Darlene (Reginald) Heck of Evansville, daughter Deena (Daniel) Russell of Nashville, TN; eight grandchildren: DeWayne (Jessica) Martin of Carmel, IN, Drew (Courtney) Martin of Cincinnati, OH, D.J. (Aaron Lustbader) Martin of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey Heck of Evansville, Amy Heck of Wheaton, IL, Ryan (Kristina) Heck of Bellevue, WA, Rachel Heck of Evansville, Rebecca Heck of Atlanta, GA; and three great-grandchildren: Michael and Carter Martin of Carmel, IN, and Dylan Martin-Lustbader of Brooklyn, NY.
Services will be held at 10am, Saturday, Nov.10th at Main Street Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Sloan and Rev. Bill Carlisle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Koehler's Funeral Home in Boonville, and will continue Saturday, Nov. 10th at the church from 9am until service time. Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville with military rites. The family requests memorials be made to Bread of Life Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 12, Lynnville, IN 47619. The family also wishes to thank Dianne Chapman and Karen Postin (caregivers), and the staffs at VistaCare Hospice , VNA Plus Hospice and St. Mary's Warrick Hospital for their care of George in his final days.
George was born June 29, 1921, to Dr. Charles F. and Adeline Louisa Matilda Nordhorn Martin in his father's Martin's Emergency Hospital. George joined the family with sisters Clara Ruth (Bishop) Nelson, Ruby Matilda Martin, Laura Francis Louisa Martin, and brother Charles Willard (Mable) Martin all of whom proceeded him in death.
George married Ruth Taylor, daughter of Orville and Martha Taylor on July 18, 1942. He was drafted into the U.S. Army within the month, serving at Riley Hospital in Springfield, MO, and later in the Philippines until his discharge in 1946. He retired from Amax Wright Mine in 1983.
A lifetime member of Main Street General Baptist Church, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized at the age of 10. He was ordained a Deacon and served from 1954 to 1994. George also taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and served on various church and GB Brotherhood boards. He found great joy as a volunteer with the Bread of Life Ministry where he served faithfully both on the Board and as a worker in various capacities from 1994 until this past August when his health no longer allowed him to work.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Ruth Taylor Martin of Boonville, son Darrel (Debbie) Martin of Boonville, daughter Darlene (Reginald) Heck of Evansville, daughter Deena (Daniel) Russell of Nashville, TN; eight grandchildren: DeWayne (Jessica) Martin of Carmel, IN, Drew (Courtney) Martin of Cincinnati, OH, D.J. (Aaron Lustbader) Martin of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey Heck of Evansville, Amy Heck of Wheaton, IL, Ryan (Kristina) Heck of Bellevue, WA, Rachel Heck of Evansville, Rebecca Heck of Atlanta, GA; and three great-grandchildren: Michael and Carter Martin of Carmel, IN, and Dylan Martin-Lustbader of Brooklyn, NY.
Services will be held at 10am, Saturday, Nov.10th at Main Street Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Sloan and Rev. Bill Carlisle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Koehler's Funeral Home in Boonville, and will continue Saturday, Nov. 10th at the church from 9am until service time. Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville with military rites. The family requests memorials be made to Bread of Life Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 12, Lynnville, IN 47619. The family also wishes to thank Dianne Chapman and Karen Postin (caregivers), and the staffs at VistaCare Hospice , VNA Plus Hospice and St. Mary's Warrick Hospital for their care of George in his final days.
George Henry Martin, 91, of Boonville, Ind., passed away Monday evening at St. Mary's Warrick Hospital.
George was born June 29, 1921, to Dr. Charles F. and Adeline Louisa Matilda Nordhorn Martin in his father's Martin's Emergency Hospital. George joined the family with sisters Clara Ruth (Bishop) Nelson, Ruby Matilda Martin, Laura Francis Louisa Martin, and brother Charles Willard (Mable) Martin all of whom proceeded him in death.
George married Ruth Taylor, daughter of Orville and Martha Taylor on July 18, 1942. He was drafted into the U.S. Army within the month, serving at Riley Hospital in Springfield, MO, and later in the Philippines until his discharge in 1946. He retired from Amax Wright Mine in 1983.
A lifetime member of Main Street General Baptist Church, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized at the age of 10. He was ordained a Deacon and served from 1954 to 1994. George also taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and served on various church and GB Brotherhood boards. He found great joy as a volunteer with the Bread of Life Ministry where he served faithfully both on the Board and as a worker in various capacities from 1994 until this past August when his health no longer allowed him to work.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Ruth Taylor Martin of Boonville, son Darrel (Debbie) Martin of Boonville, daughter Darlene (Reginald) Heck of Evansville, daughter Deena (Daniel) Russell of Nashville, TN; eight grandchildren: DeWayne (Jessica) Martin of Carmel, IN, Drew (Courtney) Martin of Cincinnati, OH, D.J. (Aaron Lustbader) Martin of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey Heck of Evansville, Amy Heck of Wheaton, IL, Ryan (Kristina) Heck of Bellevue, WA, Rachel Heck of Evansville, Rebecca Heck of Atlanta, GA; and three great-grandchildren: Michael and Carter Martin of Carmel, IN, and Dylan Martin-Lustbader of Brooklyn, NY.
Services will be held at 10am, Saturday, Nov.10th at Main Street Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Sloan and Rev. Bill Carlisle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Koehler's Funeral Home in Boonville, and will continue Saturday, Nov. 10th at the church from 9am until service time. Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville with military rites. The family requests memorials be made to Bread of Life Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 12, Lynnville, IN 47619. The family also wishes to thank Dianne Chapman and Karen Postin (caregivers), and the staffs at VistaCare Hospice , VNA Plus Hospice and St. Mary's Warrick Hospital for their care of George in his final days.
George was born June 29, 1921, to Dr. Charles F. and Adeline Louisa Matilda Nordhorn Martin in his father's Martin's Emergency Hospital. George joined the family with sisters Clara Ruth (Bishop) Nelson, Ruby Matilda Martin, Laura Francis Louisa Martin, and brother Charles Willard (Mable) Martin all of whom proceeded him in death.
George married Ruth Taylor, daughter of Orville and Martha Taylor on July 18, 1942. He was drafted into the U.S. Army within the month, serving at Riley Hospital in Springfield, MO, and later in the Philippines until his discharge in 1946. He retired from Amax Wright Mine in 1983.
A lifetime member of Main Street General Baptist Church, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized at the age of 10. He was ordained a Deacon and served from 1954 to 1994. George also taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and served on various church and GB Brotherhood boards. He found great joy as a volunteer with the Bread of Life Ministry where he served faithfully both on the Board and as a worker in various capacities from 1994 until this past August when his health no longer allowed him to work.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Ruth Taylor Martin of Boonville, son Darrel (Debbie) Martin of Boonville, daughter Darlene (Reginald) Heck of Evansville, daughter Deena (Daniel) Russell of Nashville, TN; eight grandchildren: DeWayne (Jessica) Martin of Carmel, IN, Drew (Courtney) Martin of Cincinnati, OH, D.J. (Aaron Lustbader) Martin of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey Heck of Evansville, Amy Heck of Wheaton, IL, Ryan (Kristina) Heck of Bellevue, WA, Rachel Heck of Evansville, Rebecca Heck of Atlanta, GA; and three great-grandchildren: Michael and Carter Martin of Carmel, IN, and Dylan Martin-Lustbader of Brooklyn, NY.
Services will be held at 10am, Saturday, Nov.10th at Main Street Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Sloan and Rev. Bill Carlisle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Koehler's Funeral Home in Boonville, and will continue Saturday, Nov. 10th at the church from 9am until service time. Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville with military rites. The family requests memorials be made to Bread of Life Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 12, Lynnville, IN 47619. The family also wishes to thank Dianne Chapman and Karen Postin (caregivers), and the staffs at VistaCare Hospice , VNA Plus Hospice and St. Mary's Warrick Hospital for their care of George in his final days.
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