George Melvin Martin

MARTIN, George Melvin (circa 1910 - 1958)

George Martin Rites Set in Brownfield
Brownfield (Special) - Funeral services for George M. Martin, 48, Brownfield Auto Dealer since 1947, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church here. Burial will be in the Ropesville Cemetery under the direction of the Brownfield Funeral Home. Other arrangements are pending. Martin died following a heart attack suffered at his home Thursday morning. A native of Tennessee, he had lived in Terry County since 1923. He was a member of the Brownfield Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Georgia Cummings, Lamesa, Texas; a son Teddy; five brothers J. G. (Jimmie Gladys Martin) A.R. (Arzie Raymond Martin), Tyree (Tyree Nathan Martin) all of Ropesville; A. B. (Andrew Bert Martin) of Seagraves; Butler (Butler
Smith Martin) of Whittier, California; a daughter, Mrs. T. J. Littlefield (Lucy Ethel Martin), Ropesville.

AVALANCHE JOURNAL, Lubbock, Lubbock Co.,TX, 24 Oct 1958, p.2
[Contributor: Carolyn Bethany Sosebee, Abilene, TX][Note: George Melvin Martin, my great uncle, was born in Van Buren County, TN. He was the son of James Willey Martin and Hannah George Martin.]