James I Martin

1917 - 1995  (78 years)

• Name	James I Martin
  Nickname	Jimmy
  Born	23 Mar 1917	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jun 1995	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
  Buried	6 Jun 1995
  Person ID	I4612	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John Stanley Martin,   b. 8 Sep 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Feb 1991, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Viola Mary Burns Martin,   b. 6 Jun 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Feb 1983, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1916	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Their wedding may have been June, not September. (see 50th wedding anniversary announcement)
  Documents		Anniversary- Martin, John and Viola Celebrate Golden Wedding ROSSVILLE RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING — Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, June 19. A reception in their honor will be held in the Rossville Community Center from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. No invitations are being sent but friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Both Mr. and Mrs. Martin were born in Rossville and have spent most of their lives in the Rossville Community. They have seven children and thirty grand-children. The children are: James of Lubbock, Texas: John Jr. of Moline. Ks.; Robert and Ray of Topeka; Mrs. Bonnie Vande Velde of Kansas City. Ks.: Mrs. Nona Haltom of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Donald of the home.
  Family ID	F2013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mae DePui Martin
  Married	15 May 1941	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Michael Thomas Martin,   b. 19 Oct 1950   2. Cynthia Martin Holliday   3. Patty Martin
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2016 09:09:12
  Family ID	F2029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1917 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Martin, Jimmy Jimmy Martin Services were June 6, at Christ The King Cathedral in Lubbock, Tex., for Jimmy Martin, 78, Lubbock, Tex. He died June 3, 1995, at a Lubbock hospital. Mr. Martin owned and operated Dairy Queen restaurants in Lubbock, Lamesa and Brownfield, all in Texas. He was an Army Air Corps pilot instructor during World War II. He was born March 23, 1917, at Maple Hill. He was graduated from Rossville High School, and had lived in Lubbock since 1949. Mr. Martin was a member of Christ The King Cathedral and the Knights of Columbus. He had served on the boards of the Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council, Christ The King Catholic School Foundation, the Sierra Club, the Red Raider Club, and the Hillcrest Country Club. He was married to Mae Depui May 15, 1941, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Michael T. Martin, Lubbock, Tex.; two daughters, Cynthia Holliday, Dallas, Tex., and Patty Martin, Lubbock, Tex.; two brothers, Ray Martin, Topeka, and Donald Martin, Rossville; two sisters, Bonnie VandeVelde, Rossville, and Nona Halton, Eufaula, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ The King Catholic School Foundation or to the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, both in Lubbock, Tex. Rix Funeral Directors in Lubbock were in charge of arrangements.