United States Army

            Virgil Stanley Martin was born 30 May 1925 in Usk, Washington, the son of Frank Henry and Alice Lydia Norton Martin.    He attended schools in Idaho and Washington.

            On 22 November 1977 he married Ellen Davis and they had three sons Richard Terry, Stanley Brian and Claude, plus three daughters Cynthia, Jacqueline and Carla.    Martin had five brothers, Ralph, Earl, Art and Cecil Martin, and Jerry Roe, and one sister Inez.

            He was a supervisor for the Spokane, WA Water Department for over 20 years, before retiring in 198    He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and resided in Spokane for many years before moving to Wynne, Arkansas.    He was a member of the Scottish Rite, the Sahara Shriners and Masonic Lodge.    He enjoyed gardening, fishing and watching the History Channel.

            Virgil Stanley Martin died 4 June 2000. Private interment was in Spokane, WA.

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