Lt. Col. Ret. John Conrad Martin, Jr.

Funeral services for Lt. Col. Ret. John Conrad Martin, Jr. , 76, of The Colony will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday June 19, 2007 at Thompson Funeral Home Jacksonville with Rev. R.S. Dyess officiating.

Burial will be at Providence Cemetery, Dailville.

Col. Martin died June 15, 2007 at Medical Center of Lewisville.

He was born April 29, 1931 in Humboldt, S.D.

Col. Martin was a Retired Lt. Colonel with the U.S. Air Force with 23 years of service and a retired ground school simulator instructor for America Airlines for 23 years

He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy Jane Martin.

He is survived by his son John C. Martin, III and his wife Gloria of Gallatin; sisters: Eunice DeWitt of Concordia, KS and Armilda Grosenick of Lakewood, Colorado; granddaughters Crystal Lee Slaton and her husband Brent of Allen, Texas, Sarah Michelle Martin of Flint and great grandchild Ryder Allen Slaton of Allen.

Pallbearers are members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.

Honorary pallbearers are Mike Falk, Kenny Falk, Dave McCormick, Dean McCormick, Kenny Dyess and Keith Dyess.

Visitation is from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress

LT. COL. JOHN CONRAD MARTIN JR. (RETIRED)

Funeral for Lt. Col. John Conrad Martin Jr. (retired), 76, of The Colony, was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. R.S. Dyess officiating. Burial was in Providence Cemetery.

Col. Martin died June 15. He was born April 29, 1931, in Humboldt, S.D. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 23 years. He was also a retired ground school simulator instructor for American Airlines for 23 years. Preceding him in death was his wife Patsy Jane Martin.

Survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, John C. III and Gloria Martin of Gallatin; two sisters, Eunice DeWitt of Concordia, Kan. and Armilda Grosenick of Lakewood, Colo.; two granddaughters, Crystal Lee Slaton and her husband, Brent of Allen and Sarah Michelle Martin of Flint; a great-grandchild, Ryder Allen Slaton of Allen.

Pallbearers were members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers were Mike Falk, Kenny Falk, Dave McCormick, Dean Mc- Cormick, Kenny Dyess and Keith Dyess.

June 20, 2007

Information from The Cherokeean Herald