Robert Eugene Martin, 91, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:11 pm, Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the VA Eagle Wings Hospice in Marion. He was born August 28, 1924 in Lagro, Indiana to Walter “Mick” and Edith Evelyn (Young) Martin.
Robert was a US Army field medic during WWII on the Beaches of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He married Frances Binkerd on December 20, 1947; she died February 13, 2011. After the war, he worked in construction with his father, and also worked for Story Electric. He enjoyed square dancing, hunting and fishing in Canada, and drinking coffee at Hoosier Point with his friends.
He is survived by four children, Dennis Martin, Randy Martin, and Linda Martin, all of Wabash, and Roger Martin of Huntington, Indiana, three granddaughters, Shelly (Jeremy) France of Lagro, Indiana, and Ashley Martin and Andrea Martin, both of Wabash, 5 great grandchildren, Breanna Martin and Drake Sluss, both of Wabash, Sierra France and Dakota France, both of Lagro, and Madison Martin of Wabash, and his sister, Dorothy Timmons of Wabash. He was also preceded in death by his parents, son, Darrell Martin, daughter, Cathy Martin, and sister, Suzann Stitz.
Funeral services will be 2pm Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 5-7pm Tuesday, at the funeral home.
The memorial guest book for Robert may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.