Wallace Ford Martin, from Katheryn Curtis Trogden, The History of Stephens County, Georgia: The Toccoa Woman's Club, Inc.: Toccoa, Georgia (1973) Library of Congress 72-82734, page 346-7:
"Wallace Martin has been vitally interested in the development of the area. He received the "First Citizen" award from the city of Toccoa because of his construction and developing of such divisions known
as "Clearview," "Pine Valley," "Meadowbrook," "Hickory Circle," "Poplar Street," and "Forest Hills." He also built the Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center.
Wallace began his adult life as a Reserve Officer and was a 1st Lieutenant duirng World War II. Soon after he returned to Toccoa he entered the lumber business with his father. After his father's death in 1955 he became president and manager of Martin Lumber Co. He founded the Martin Realty Co. and is a licensed Real Estate Broker. He is a director of the Citizens' Bank in Toccoa.
He is a member of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Curtis Sunday School Class, and serves on the Board of Stewards. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club and the Elks Club, and also active in the Toccoa Country Club, American Legion and Chamber of Commerce.
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Wallace and Dot Martin are the parents of 1. Andrew Ayers, 2. Abby La Tranquil, 3. Julia Nancy."
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In Memory of Wallace Ford Martin: April 3, 2010
Twenty five years ago today my father Wallace Ford Martin died of a heart attack in Toccoa, Georgia, the night before his sixty-ninth birthday. A man of integrity and honor, he believed in building high quality houses at fair prices, helping neighbors and promoting the local economy of his home town, developing numerous subdivisions. He believed in hard work and endless determination, with a "can do" attitude.
A devoted husband, who read his Bible nightly, he raised a lawyer, an electrical engineer, and a doctor lawyer. He started Martin Lumber Company, Martin Cash and Carry, Western Mobile Homes, The Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center. He was citizen of the year for Toccoa several times, and served in Rotary, Kiwaniis, as well as on the Citizens Bank Board of Directors. He loved his wife Dorothy Ayers Martin from their marriage in the 1950's until the time of his death at home with his wife.
He was the first state forest ranger of Georgia, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry. He started Martin Lumber Company with his father Zack Martin of Toccoa. He starred in football at Toccoa High School, and played at the University of Georgia. He walked, ran, boxed and jumped rope daily. He was a Deacon and leader at the First Methodist Church. First Lt. Wallace Ford Martin served in Patton's tank corps in World War II, as an instructor at Fort Riley, Kansas at the Armored Cavalry Training School. Just before he was scheduled to ship off to North Africa, a physical revealed cataracts in his eyes, preventing him from engaging in combat with the rest of his comrades, but allowing him to serve in a training capacity. He died at home twenty five years ago on April 3, 1985.
I am blessed that God allowed Wallace Ford Martin to have been my father.
Andrew Ayers Martin, M.D., J.D. son of Dot and Wallace.
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Anderson Independent
Thursday, April 04, 1985
Wallace Martin
Toccoa, GA -- Wallace Ford Martin, 68, of 132 Laura St. husband of Dorothy Ayers Martin, died Wednesday at Stephens County Hospital.
Born in Maysville, he was a son of the late Zack and Retha Acree Martin. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, owner of Martin Lumber Co. and Martin Realty Co. and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a former member of the administrtive board, a member of the board of trustees and a member of Curtis Bible Class of First United Methodist Church. He was a charter member of Toccoa Rotary Club, a charter member of Toccoa Elks Club and a member of the board of directors of Citizens Bank of Toccoa.
Survivors are widow, of the home; daughters, Miss Abby Martin of Macon, Miss Julia Martin of Diamond Bar, Calif.; son, Dr. Andrew "Andy" Martin of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Faye Graves of Toccoa; Brother, Dr. Dan Martin of Lawrenceville.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, by the Rev. Claude Smithmier. Burial in Toccoa City Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home.
"Wallace Martin has been vitally interested in the development of the area. He received the "First Citizen" award from the city of Toccoa because of his construction and developing of such divisions known
as "Clearview," "Pine Valley," "Meadowbrook," "Hickory Circle," "Poplar Street," and "Forest Hills." He also built the Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center.
Wallace began his adult life as a Reserve Officer and was a 1st Lieutenant duirng World War II. Soon after he returned to Toccoa he entered the lumber business with his father. After his father's death in 1955 he became president and manager of Martin Lumber Co. He founded the Martin Realty Co. and is a licensed Real Estate Broker. He is a director of the Citizens' Bank in Toccoa.
He is a member of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Curtis Sunday School Class, and serves on the Board of Stewards. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club and the Elks Club, and also active in the Toccoa Country Club, American Legion and Chamber of Commerce.
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Wallace and Dot Martin are the parents of 1. Andrew Ayers, 2. Abby La Tranquil, 3. Julia Nancy."
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In Memory of Wallace Ford Martin: April 3, 2010
Twenty five years ago today my father Wallace Ford Martin died of a heart attack in Toccoa, Georgia, the night before his sixty-ninth birthday. A man of integrity and honor, he believed in building high quality houses at fair prices, helping neighbors and promoting the local economy of his home town, developing numerous subdivisions. He believed in hard work and endless determination, with a "can do" attitude.
A devoted husband, who read his Bible nightly, he raised a lawyer, an electrical engineer, and a doctor lawyer. He started Martin Lumber Company, Martin Cash and Carry, Western Mobile Homes, The Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center. He was citizen of the year for Toccoa several times, and served in Rotary, Kiwaniis, as well as on the Citizens Bank Board of Directors. He loved his wife Dorothy Ayers Martin from their marriage in the 1950's until the time of his death at home with his wife.
He was the first state forest ranger of Georgia, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry. He started Martin Lumber Company with his father Zack Martin of Toccoa. He starred in football at Toccoa High School, and played at the University of Georgia. He walked, ran, boxed and jumped rope daily. He was a Deacon and leader at the First Methodist Church. First Lt. Wallace Ford Martin served in Patton's tank corps in World War II, as an instructor at Fort Riley, Kansas at the Armored Cavalry Training School. Just before he was scheduled to ship off to North Africa, a physical revealed cataracts in his eyes, preventing him from engaging in combat with the rest of his comrades, but allowing him to serve in a training capacity. He died at home twenty five years ago on April 3, 1985.
I am blessed that God allowed Wallace Ford Martin to have been my father.
Andrew Ayers Martin, M.D., J.D. son of Dot and Wallace.
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Anderson Independent
Thursday, April 04, 1985
Wallace Martin
Toccoa, GA -- Wallace Ford Martin, 68, of 132 Laura St. husband of Dorothy Ayers Martin, died Wednesday at Stephens County Hospital.
Born in Maysville, he was a son of the late Zack and Retha Acree Martin. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, owner of Martin Lumber Co. and Martin Realty Co. and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a former member of the administrtive board, a member of the board of trustees and a member of Curtis Bible Class of First United Methodist Church. He was a charter member of Toccoa Rotary Club, a charter member of Toccoa Elks Club and a member of the board of directors of Citizens Bank of Toccoa.
Survivors are widow, of the home; daughters, Miss Abby Martin of Macon, Miss Julia Martin of Diamond Bar, Calif.; son, Dr. Andrew "Andy" Martin of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Faye Graves of Toccoa; Brother, Dr. Dan Martin of Lawrenceville.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, by the Rev. Claude Smithmier. Burial in Toccoa City Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home.
Wallace Ford Martin, from Katheryn Curtis Trogden, The History of Stephens County, Georgia: The Toccoa Woman's Club, Inc.: Toccoa, Georgia (1973) Library of Congress 72-82734, page 346-7:
"Wallace Martin has been vitally interested in the development of the area. He received the "First Citizen" award from the city of Toccoa because of his construction and developing of such divisions known
as "Clearview," "Pine Valley," "Meadowbrook," "Hickory Circle," "Poplar Street," and "Forest Hills." He also built the Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center.
Wallace began his adult life as a Reserve Officer and was a 1st Lieutenant duirng World War II. Soon after he returned to Toccoa he entered the lumber business with his father. After his father's death in 1955 he became president and manager of Martin Lumber Co. He founded the Martin Realty Co. and is a licensed Real Estate Broker. He is a director of the Citizens' Bank in Toccoa.
He is a member of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Curtis Sunday School Class, and serves on the Board of Stewards. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club and the Elks Club, and also active in the Toccoa Country Club, American Legion and Chamber of Commerce.
...
Wallace and Dot Martin are the parents of 1. Andrew Ayers, 2. Abby La Tranquil, 3. Julia Nancy."
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In Memory of Wallace Ford Martin: April 3, 2010
Twenty five years ago today my father Wallace Ford Martin died of a heart attack in Toccoa, Georgia, the night before his sixty-ninth birthday. A man of integrity and honor, he believed in building high quality houses at fair prices, helping neighbors and promoting the local economy of his home town, developing numerous subdivisions. He believed in hard work and endless determination, with a "can do" attitude.
A devoted husband, who read his Bible nightly, he raised a lawyer, an electrical engineer, and a doctor lawyer. He started Martin Lumber Company, Martin Cash and Carry, Western Mobile Homes, The Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center. He was citizen of the year for Toccoa several times, and served in Rotary, Kiwaniis, as well as on the Citizens Bank Board of Directors. He loved his wife Dorothy Ayers Martin from their marriage in the 1950's until the time of his death at home with his wife.
He was the first state forest ranger of Georgia, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry. He started Martin Lumber Company with his father Zack Martin of Toccoa. He starred in football at Toccoa High School, and played at the University of Georgia. He walked, ran, boxed and jumped rope daily. He was a Deacon and leader at the First Methodist Church. First Lt. Wallace Ford Martin served in Patton's tank corps in World War II, as an instructor at Fort Riley, Kansas at the Armored Cavalry Training School. Just before he was scheduled to ship off to North Africa, a physical revealed cataracts in his eyes, preventing him from engaging in combat with the rest of his comrades, but allowing him to serve in a training capacity. He died at home twenty five years ago on April 3, 1985.
I am blessed that God allowed Wallace Ford Martin to have been my father.
Andrew Ayers Martin, M.D., J.D. son of Dot and Wallace.
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Anderson Independent
Thursday, April 04, 1985
Wallace Martin
Toccoa, GA -- Wallace Ford Martin, 68, of 132 Laura St. husband of Dorothy Ayers Martin, died Wednesday at Stephens County Hospital.
Born in Maysville, he was a son of the late Zack and Retha Acree Martin. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, owner of Martin Lumber Co. and Martin Realty Co. and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a former member of the administrtive board, a member of the board of trustees and a member of Curtis Bible Class of First United Methodist Church. He was a charter member of Toccoa Rotary Club, a charter member of Toccoa Elks Club and a member of the board of directors of Citizens Bank of Toccoa.
Survivors are widow, of the home; daughters, Miss Abby Martin of Macon, Miss Julia Martin of Diamond Bar, Calif.; son, Dr. Andrew "Andy" Martin of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Faye Graves of Toccoa; Brother, Dr. Dan Martin of Lawrenceville.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, by the Rev. Claude Smithmier. Burial in Toccoa City Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home.
"Wallace Martin has been vitally interested in the development of the area. He received the "First Citizen" award from the city of Toccoa because of his construction and developing of such divisions known
as "Clearview," "Pine Valley," "Meadowbrook," "Hickory Circle," "Poplar Street," and "Forest Hills." He also built the Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center.
Wallace began his adult life as a Reserve Officer and was a 1st Lieutenant duirng World War II. Soon after he returned to Toccoa he entered the lumber business with his father. After his father's death in 1955 he became president and manager of Martin Lumber Co. He founded the Martin Realty Co. and is a licensed Real Estate Broker. He is a director of the Citizens' Bank in Toccoa.
He is a member of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Curtis Sunday School Class, and serves on the Board of Stewards. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club and the Elks Club, and also active in the Toccoa Country Club, American Legion and Chamber of Commerce.
...
Wallace and Dot Martin are the parents of 1. Andrew Ayers, 2. Abby La Tranquil, 3. Julia Nancy."
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In Memory of Wallace Ford Martin: April 3, 2010
Twenty five years ago today my father Wallace Ford Martin died of a heart attack in Toccoa, Georgia, the night before his sixty-ninth birthday. A man of integrity and honor, he believed in building high quality houses at fair prices, helping neighbors and promoting the local economy of his home town, developing numerous subdivisions. He believed in hard work and endless determination, with a "can do" attitude.
A devoted husband, who read his Bible nightly, he raised a lawyer, an electrical engineer, and a doctor lawyer. He started Martin Lumber Company, Martin Cash and Carry, Western Mobile Homes, The Toccoa Plaza Shopping Center. He was citizen of the year for Toccoa several times, and served in Rotary, Kiwaniis, as well as on the Citizens Bank Board of Directors. He loved his wife Dorothy Ayers Martin from their marriage in the 1950's until the time of his death at home with his wife.
He was the first state forest ranger of Georgia, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry. He started Martin Lumber Company with his father Zack Martin of Toccoa. He starred in football at Toccoa High School, and played at the University of Georgia. He walked, ran, boxed and jumped rope daily. He was a Deacon and leader at the First Methodist Church. First Lt. Wallace Ford Martin served in Patton's tank corps in World War II, as an instructor at Fort Riley, Kansas at the Armored Cavalry Training School. Just before he was scheduled to ship off to North Africa, a physical revealed cataracts in his eyes, preventing him from engaging in combat with the rest of his comrades, but allowing him to serve in a training capacity. He died at home twenty five years ago on April 3, 1985.
I am blessed that God allowed Wallace Ford Martin to have been my father.
Andrew Ayers Martin, M.D., J.D. son of Dot and Wallace.
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Anderson Independent
Thursday, April 04, 1985
Wallace Martin
Toccoa, GA -- Wallace Ford Martin, 68, of 132 Laura St. husband of Dorothy Ayers Martin, died Wednesday at Stephens County Hospital.
Born in Maysville, he was a son of the late Zack and Retha Acree Martin. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, owner of Martin Lumber Co. and Martin Realty Co. and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a former member of the administrtive board, a member of the board of trustees and a member of Curtis Bible Class of First United Methodist Church. He was a charter member of Toccoa Rotary Club, a charter member of Toccoa Elks Club and a member of the board of directors of Citizens Bank of Toccoa.
Survivors are widow, of the home; daughters, Miss Abby Martin of Macon, Miss Julia Martin of Diamond Bar, Calif.; son, Dr. Andrew "Andy" Martin of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Faye Graves of Toccoa; Brother, Dr. Dan Martin of Lawrenceville.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, by the Rev. Claude Smithmier. Burial in Toccoa City Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home.
