NameGraydon Elmo Martin
Birth25 Jun 1906, James City Co., VA
Death13 May 1983, Richmond, Virginia
Burial15 May 1983, Smyrna Baptist Church, 1420 Rock Castle Rd., Goochland Co., VA 23063
OccupationC&O track foreman
EducationToano H.S. 1925
ReligionBaptist
Misc. Notes
Lived in Richmond for a while (when Gwen was little) at 5316 Batter St.
Medical
Kidney removed in 1973 or 4
Died of cancer spread through body from lung (smoker)
Obituary
MARTIN
Died May 13, 1983, Graydon Elmo Martin, age 76, of Goochland, Va. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Elizabeth W. Martin; two daughters, Mrs. Gwendolyn M Marks of Richmond and Mrs. Nancy M Hoffman of Middleburg, Va.; four granddaughters; four sisters, Mrs. Edna M Hockaday of Lanexa, VA., Mrs Irene M. Hazelwood of Richmond, Mrs. Jessie M, Leake of Glen Allen, and Mrs. Drue M. Green of Arlington, Va. Remains rest at the Norman Funeral Home, Goochland, Va. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 15, 3:30 P.M. at Smyrna Baptist Church, Rock Castle, Va. Interment church cemetery. Mr. Martin was a member of the DeWitt Clinton Lodge 141. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Smyrna aptist Church Building Fund.
Research
Reel 34 Bureau of Vital Statistics, Register of Marriages, New Kent County 1854-1935
Spouses
Birth27 Mar 1912, New Kent Co., Virginia
Death22 Jul 1998, St Mary's Hospital, Henrico Co.
Burial25 Jul 1998, Smyrna Baptist Church, 1420 Rock Castle Rd., Goochland Co., VA 23063
Occupationhousewife
Education11th grade, New Kent H.S.
ReligionMethodist/Baptist
Medical
Diagnosed with Ploymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) in fall of 1990
Died of congestive heart failure 6 weeks after leg amputation due to diabetis
Misc. Notes
Everyone except her 2nd grade teacher and the preacher who preformed her marriage called her “Piggie”. A female boarder at the parents home started the name.
Research
Reel 34 Bureau of Vital Statistics, Register of Marriages, New Kent County 1854-1935
Marriage3 Oct 1931, Quinton,Va (Williams' home)by Rev. Charles Edward Derby, Methodist minister1