On May 6th, 2013, Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Hamilton Martin, Jr., 71, of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, passed away after responding to a structure fire in Eutaw as an apparatus operator. Following suppression activities, Asst. Chief Martin began to complain of shortness of breath. Fire Chief George Henderson called for an ambulance, and prior to its arrival Martin stopped breathing. Resuscitation was initiated by fellow firefighters on the scene and he was transported to Greene County Hospital, but medical efforts were unsuccessful.
Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr. served with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department as an apparatus operator. He responded along with other firefighters to a structure fire at 71 Peachtree Lane in Eutaw around 2:30 a.m. May 6.
He was born Feb. 6, 1942, in Hale County to Stanley Hamilton and Melonea Jockish Martin.
Assistant Chief Martin is survived by his wife, Anita, daughter Alicia Martin Shelton, sons Stanley H. Martin, III and Scott Tinsley Martin, sisters Willie Thomas, Marjorie Davis, and Eloise Murphee, and three grandchildren.
He was a member of the Fire Service for twenty years. The visitation and funeral for Assistant Chief Stanley Martin will be held at Eutaw Baptist Church located at 225 Main Street, Eutaw, Alabama. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm. The funeral will be at 10am Friday, May 10th. The graveside service will be at the Mesopotamia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Shipman, Dustin Shipman, Austin Martin, Kyle Shelton, Boby McCaa, Joe Drake, Hayden Drake and Dylan Drake.
Honorary pallbearers will be Springfield Fire Department and the deacons of Eutaw Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made either to the church or the Springfield Fire Department.
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Alabama has suffered the loss of two firefighters on the scene of a call in two weeks. I extend my deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, and departments of firefighter Dale Scott Queen and Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr.
Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr. served with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department as an apparatus operator. He responded along with other firefighters to a structure fire at 71 Peachtree Lane in Eutaw around 2:30 a.m. May 6.
He was born Feb. 6, 1942, in Hale County to Stanley Hamilton and Melonea Jockish Martin.
Assistant Chief Martin is survived by his wife, Anita, daughter Alicia Martin Shelton, sons Stanley H. Martin, III and Scott Tinsley Martin, sisters Willie Thomas, Marjorie Davis, and Eloise Murphee, and three grandchildren.
He was a member of the Fire Service for twenty years. The visitation and funeral for Assistant Chief Stanley Martin will be held at Eutaw Baptist Church located at 225 Main Street, Eutaw, Alabama. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm. The funeral will be at 10am Friday, May 10th. The graveside service will be at the Mesopotamia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Shipman, Dustin Shipman, Austin Martin, Kyle Shelton, Boby McCaa, Joe Drake, Hayden Drake and Dylan Drake.
Honorary pallbearers will be Springfield Fire Department and the deacons of Eutaw Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made either to the church or the Springfield Fire Department.
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Alabama has suffered the loss of two firefighters on the scene of a call in two weeks. I extend my deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, and departments of firefighter Dale Scott Queen and Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr.
On May 6th, 2013, Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Hamilton Martin, Jr., 71, of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, passed away after responding to a structure fire in Eutaw as an apparatus operator. Following suppression activities, Asst. Chief Martin began to complain of shortness of breath. Fire Chief George Henderson called for an ambulance, and prior to its arrival Martin stopped breathing. Resuscitation was initiated by fellow firefighters on the scene and he was transported to Greene County Hospital, but medical efforts were unsuccessful.
Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr. served with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department as an apparatus operator. He responded along with other firefighters to a structure fire at 71 Peachtree Lane in Eutaw around 2:30 a.m. May 6.
He was born Feb. 6, 1942, in Hale County to Stanley Hamilton and Melonea Jockish Martin.
Assistant Chief Martin is survived by his wife, Anita, daughter Alicia Martin Shelton, sons Stanley H. Martin, III and Scott Tinsley Martin, sisters Willie Thomas, Marjorie Davis, and Eloise Murphee, and three grandchildren.
He was a member of the Fire Service for twenty years. The visitation and funeral for Assistant Chief Stanley Martin will be held at Eutaw Baptist Church located at 225 Main Street, Eutaw, Alabama. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm. The funeral will be at 10am Friday, May 10th. The graveside service will be at the Mesopotamia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Shipman, Dustin Shipman, Austin Martin, Kyle Shelton, Boby McCaa, Joe Drake, Hayden Drake and Dylan Drake.
Honorary pallbearers will be Springfield Fire Department and the deacons of Eutaw Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made either to the church or the Springfield Fire Department.
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Alabama has suffered the loss of two firefighters on the scene of a call in two weeks. I extend my deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, and departments of firefighter Dale Scott Queen and Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr.
Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr. served with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department as an apparatus operator. He responded along with other firefighters to a structure fire at 71 Peachtree Lane in Eutaw around 2:30 a.m. May 6.
He was born Feb. 6, 1942, in Hale County to Stanley Hamilton and Melonea Jockish Martin.
Assistant Chief Martin is survived by his wife, Anita, daughter Alicia Martin Shelton, sons Stanley H. Martin, III and Scott Tinsley Martin, sisters Willie Thomas, Marjorie Davis, and Eloise Murphee, and three grandchildren.
He was a member of the Fire Service for twenty years. The visitation and funeral for Assistant Chief Stanley Martin will be held at Eutaw Baptist Church located at 225 Main Street, Eutaw, Alabama. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm. The funeral will be at 10am Friday, May 10th. The graveside service will be at the Mesopotamia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Shipman, Dustin Shipman, Austin Martin, Kyle Shelton, Boby McCaa, Joe Drake, Hayden Drake and Dylan Drake.
Honorary pallbearers will be Springfield Fire Department and the deacons of Eutaw Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made either to the church or the Springfield Fire Department.
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Alabama has suffered the loss of two firefighters on the scene of a call in two weeks. I extend my deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, and departments of firefighter Dale Scott Queen and Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin, Jr.
