To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Texas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Texas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 7/22/21 • Approved: 7/22/21 • Last Updated: 7/25/21 • R439582-G439581-S3
J. L.
May 28, 1912-September 1, 1981
Mason
Wenonah M.
December 26, 1915-October 17, 2019
J. L Martin, Jr and Wenonah M. Willingham married September 4, 1934. Parents of Anne and Judy.
Please see closeup views
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary J. L, Jr.
Funeral services for Red Martin, 69, of 827 Latimer, are pending with Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mr. Martin died this morning in M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
A native of Shamrock, he had lived in Borger 40 years.
He was a retired independent oil consultant.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Methodist Men's Club, Masonic Lodge, and Elks Lodge. He was also a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Wenonah; two daughters, Mrs. Anne Parker of Checotah, Okla. and Mrs. Judy Mayo of Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Troy Walty of Clarendon and Mrs. Richard Lancaster of California; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Tuesday, September 1, 1981, Page 2)
-----
Funeral services for J. L. "Red" Martin, 69, of 827 Latimer, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Lyman Paul Wood officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Home.
Mr. Martin died Wednesday in M.D. Anderson Hospital of Houston.
A native of Shamrock, he had lived in Borger 40 Years.
He was a retired independent oil consultant.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Methodist Men's Club, Masonic Lodge, and Elks Lodge. He was also a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Wenonah; two daughters, Mrs. Anne Parker of Checotah, Okla. and Mrs. Judy Mayo of Naperville, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Troy Walty of Clarendon and Mrs. Richard Lancaster of Grass Valley, California; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Walter Pendleton, E.V. Stone, Preston Poole, Frank Ward, Edwin Stimson and Creed Bogan.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Wednesday, September 2, 1981, Page 16
-----
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Jacob Leroy Martin Jr
Birth Date: 28 May 1912
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: Jacob Leroy Martin
Father Birth Place: Green County, Pennsylvania
Mother: Eulalee Rodarmel
Mother Birth Place: Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas
Mother Residence: Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jacob Leroy Martin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 May 1912
Birth Place: Shamrock, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Watonga, Oklahoma, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Watonga, Oklahoma, USA
Employer: Consolidated Gas Utilities Corporation
Weight: 242
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Red
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Wenenah Marie Martin
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Jacob Leroy Martin Self (Head)
Wenenah Marie Martin Self (Head)
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Jacob Leroy Martin
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 69
Birth Date: 28 May 1912
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 1 Sep 1981
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Father: Jacob Leroy Martin
Mother: Aulalee Rodarmel Pollard
Spouse: Wenonah Willingham
Certificate Number: 71997
*Obituary Wenonah
Wenonah Marie (Willingham) Martin
December 26, 1915 ~ October 17, 2019
Wenonah Willingham Martin, 103, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 21, at Highland Park Cemetery in Borger, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Craig Senior Living Center Chapel in Amarillo.
Mrs. Martin was born December 26, 1915, in Agua Dulce, Texas, to James E. and Lutie Lyle Willingham. The family moved to the Panhandle when she was 4, and she lived most of her life in Borger. On September 4, 1934, she married J. L. (Red) Martin, Jr., who preceded her in death.
In 1998, she moved to Amarillo to be closer to her mother and sister. Mrs. Martin was very active in her community, especially the Methodist Church. An accomplished and prolific knitter and a two-time cancer survivor, she enjoyed knitting caps for the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo. She was a gardener up until her final days. An inspiration to family and friends alike, she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Elizabeth Anne Parker, and brothers J. L. Willingham and Delton Willingham.
Survivors include daughter Judy Mayo of Amarillo, son-in-law Eddie Parker of Amarillo, grandchildren Wenonah Arthur (James) of Rosenberg TX, Denise Downs (Tommy) of Pampa TX, Brian Mayo (Catherine) of Denver CO, Craig Mayo of Amarillo, and Chris Mayo (Kerry) of Redmond WA, eight great grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, sister Jewel Haswell of Amarillo, brothers E.W. Willingham (Billie) of Gainesville TX and B. J. Willingham (June) of Tyler TX, and numerous nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo, TX.
(Published by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors, Friday, October 18, 2019)
Contributed on 7/22/21
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 439582