George Robert Martin

George Robert Martin, 83, of Smithville, TN died on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. Born July 16, 1924 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Robert and Emma Fox Martin. He grew up in and around Fayette County, WV. Upon his eighteenth birthday George joined the US Navy serving during World War II. He was in the Naval Air Force as a radioman/gunner aboard a torpedo bomber in the South Pacific Theater of war. After the war Mr. Martin returned home and began a career in construction, dealing in highway and home construction in the northeastern United States before owning a wall papering and home improvement business until his retirement in 1986. He was preceded in death by his brother, Earl Martin, a sister, Ethel Bailes and also by his wife, Betty, the mother of his children. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Hamblin of Murfreesboro, TN and Carol Rock of Farnham, VA; two sons, Benjamin Robert Martin of Berryville, VA and Christopher King Martin of Purcellville, VA; two sisters, Zella Tallant of Chattanooga, TN and Laura Wood of Fayetteville, WV; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside rites and committal service will be on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at Huse Memorial Park in Fayetteville with a eulogy by Eddie Persinger and military graveside rites by VFW Post #3110 of Oak Hill. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home on Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 12:00 Noon to 12:45 PM. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV