Bud was a 1948 graduate of Fowler High School. He served as a corporal in the Army as a military policeman during the Korean War, serving sixteen months foreign service including in Fontainbleau, France. He retired in 1986 as a combustion engineer from Republic Steel/LTV, where he worked for 30 years and 1 day.
Bud was a member of Champion Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of trustees, a member of the Tuesday Men's Prayer Group and after retirement enjoyed doing volunteer maintenance work at the church. Bud was a member of Carroll F. Clapp Masonic Lodge No. 655 F&AM in Warren. He loved camping for many years with his family and enjoyed golfing.
Bud is survived by his wife of over 67 years, Helen Mae Barker Martin, whom he married August 12, 1950; four children, Kathleen (Dan) Downing of Champion, Robert (Sandy) Martin of North Carolina, Thomas (Brenda) Martin of Leavittsburg and Jeff (Jennifer) Martin of Atwater; 7 grandchildren, Mandy (David), Jennie (Don), Jessie (Kyle), Sallie (Jeremy), Jeffrey (Anita), Mallory (Tim) and Julie (Jim); 5 step grandsons, Jeff, Josh, Mike (Tyler), Chandler and Nolan; thirteen great grandchildren and one step great granddaughter.
Three brothers, John, Earl and Roy Martin and one sister, Dorothy Takach all have preceded him in death.
A private family burial service will be at Dugan Cemetery in Fowler, where military honors will be a accorded.
Source: The Lane Family Funeral Homes 04 Mar 2018
Bud was a 1948 graduate of Fowler High School. He served as a corporal in the Army as a military policeman during the Korean War, serving sixteen months foreign service including in Fontainbleau, France. He retired in 1986 as a combustion engineer from Republic Steel/LTV, where he worked for 30 years and 1 day.
Bud was a member of Champion Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of trustees, a member of the Tuesday Men's Prayer Group and after retirement enjoyed doing volunteer maintenance work at the church. Bud was a member of Carroll F. Clapp Masonic Lodge No. 655 F&AM in Warren. He loved camping for many years with his family and enjoyed golfing.
Bud is survived by his wife of over 67 years, Helen Mae Barker Martin, whom he married August 12, 1950; four children, Kathleen (Dan) Downing of Champion, Robert (Sandy) Martin of North Carolina, Thomas (Brenda) Martin of Leavittsburg and Jeff (Jennifer) Martin of Atwater; 7 grandchildren, Mandy (David), Jennie (Don), Jessie (Kyle), Sallie (Jeremy), Jeffrey (Anita), Mallory (Tim) and Julie (Jim); 5 step grandsons, Jeff, Josh, Mike (Tyler), Chandler and Nolan; thirteen great grandchildren and one step great granddaughter.
Three brothers, John, Earl and Roy Martin and one sister, Dorothy Takach all have preceded him in death.
A private family burial service will be at Dugan Cemetery in Fowler, where military honors will be a accorded.
Source: The Lane Family Funeral Homes 04 Mar 2018
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