United States Army Veteran of World War II
Services for Edward M. Martin, 81, of Cone were held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 1998, in the Ralls First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jim Morrow, pastor, officiating.
Burial followed in the Ralls Cemetery under the direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.
Mr. Martin died Friday, March 13, 1998, at his home after an illness.
He was born June 25, 1916, in Cook County, TX. He married Beatrice Carr on March 11, 1939, in Thacherville, OK. He and his wife moved to Crosby County on Jan. 1, 1946, from Cook County, TX, and lived near Silver Falls where he worked for the English Ranch. In 1949, they moved to the Cone Community where he bagan farming at that time. He was a member of the Ralls First Baptist Church and the Ralls Senior Citizens. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of World War II, where he was a Staff Sergeant and Squad Leader. he served in the European Theater and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Survivors include his wife, Bea Martin of Cone; a son, Wayne Martin of Lubbock; a daughter, Carolyn Goins of Abilene; a brother, Hugh Martin of Paris, AR; a sister, Vivian Young of Whitesboro; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
©Crosby County News & Chronicle, Friday, Mar. 20, 1998.
Beatrice Carr Martin, 96 passed away Friday April 11, 2014 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock Texas.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday April 15, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Ralls with the Rev T.J. Messer officiating. Burial will follow in The Ralls Cemetery under the care of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.
Mrs. Martin was born March 16, 1918 in Calisburg Texas to Jesse and Caroline Carr. She went to school in Delaware Bend Texas. She married Edward Myers Martin in Marietta Oklahoma on March 11, 1939. She moved to Crosbyton then later to Ralls where she worked for Carpenter Cleaners until her retirement. After her retirement she became active at the Senior Citizen Center, quilting club and sang with the Glory Singers at the nursing home in Ralls. She loved playing 42 with her friends and the First Baptist Church in Ralls was a very big part of her life. Bea was an amazing woman, who always put others first.
Bea was preceded in death by her husband.
She is survived by her son Wayne Martin of Lubbock, a daughter Carolyn Goins of Abilene, and a sister Emma Jo Foster of Savoy Texas. Bea also leaves behind two granddaughters; Marley of Lubbock and Misty Hartman of San Angelo; two grandsons Danny Martin of Brenham Texas and Micheal Martin of Carmine Texas and five great- grandchildren.
Obituary courtesy of: Adams Funeral Home
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