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James I Martin

Male 1917 - 1995  (78 years)


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  • Name James I Martin 
    Nickname Jimmy 
    Born 23 Mar 1917  Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jun 1995  Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Jun 1995 
    Person ID I4612  Rossville
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 

    Father John Stanley Martin,   b. 8 Sep 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1991, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Viola Mary Burns Martin,   b. 6 Jun 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1983, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1916  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Their wedding may have been June, not September. (see 50th wedding anniversary announcement)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Martin, John and Viola
    Anniversary- Martin, John and Viola
    Celebrate Golden Wedding
    ROSSVILLE RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING — Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, June 19. A reception in their honor will be held in the Rossville Community Center from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. No invitations are being sent but friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Both Mr. and Mrs. Martin were born in Rossville and have spent most of their lives in the Rossville Community. They have seven children and thirty grand-children. The children are: James of Lubbock, Texas: John Jr. of Moline. Ks.; Robert and Ray of Topeka; Mrs. Bonnie Vande Velde of Kansas City. Ks.: Mrs. Nona Haltom of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Donald of the home.
    Family ID F2013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mae DePui Martin 
    Married 15 May 1941  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Michael Thomas Martin,   b. 19 Oct 1950
     2. Cynthia Martin Holliday
     3. Patty Martin
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2016 09:09:12 
    Family ID F2029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Mar 1917 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Martin, Jimmy
    Obituary- Martin, Jimmy
    Jimmy Martin
    Services were June 6, at Christ The King Cathedral in Lubbock, Tex., for Jimmy Martin, 78, Lubbock, Tex. He died June 3, 1995, at a Lubbock hospital.
    Mr. Martin owned and operated Dairy Queen restaurants in Lubbock, Lamesa and Brownfield, all in Texas. He was an Army Air Corps pilot instructor during World War II.
    He was born March 23, 1917, at Maple Hill. He was graduated from Rossville High School, and had lived in Lubbock since 1949.
    Mr. Martin was a member of Christ The King Cathedral and the Knights of Columbus. He had served on the boards of the Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council, Christ The King Catholic School Foundation, the Sierra Club, the Red Raider Club, and the Hillcrest Country Club.
    He was married to Mae Depui May 15, 1941, in Topeka. She survives.
    Other survivors include a son, Michael T. Martin, Lubbock, Tex.; two daughters, Cynthia Holliday, Dallas, Tex., and Patty Martin, Lubbock, Tex.; two brothers, Ray Martin, Topeka, and Donald Martin, Rossville; two sisters, Bonnie VandeVelde, Rossville, and Nona Halton, Eufaula, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Christ The King Catholic School Foundation or to the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, both in Lubbock, Tex. Rix Funeral Directors in Lubbock were in charge of arrangements.