1940 lived with parents and 4 siblings in Richfield Township, Adams County, Illinois.
Earl Martin, age 81 of Barry passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. He was born on April 9, 1935 to Arthur and Mary Dehart Martin Sr. in Pittsfield, IL.
Earl was a mechanic in the United States Army from 1957-1963. He went on to work at Electric Wheel in Quincy for 30 years. Earl was a truck driver for local companies for a few years before going to school for heating and air conditioning at Quincy Tech. He ran his own heating and air conditioning business until he retired in the late 90s. Earl loved hunting and fishing in his free time.
He is survived by three sons, two brothers, four sisters, nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Arthur Martin, Jr.; and one sister, Margaret Handrich.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Niebur Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tony Loyd officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Niebur Funeral Chapel in Barry. Burial will be at Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry, IL following the service. Niebur Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with the services.
Charitable donations may be made in Earl's memory to the following organization: Barry First Responders Niebur Funeral Chapel
Buried Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry, Pike County, Illinois
Has 3 sons surviving, but no wife listed. Divorced?
1940 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Richfield, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00757; Page: 6B; Family #152; Enumeration District: 1-70; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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