Donald (Donnie) Dean Martin, 67, of Memphis, Missouri died Friday, November 3, 2006 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri
He was born July 6, 1939, in Davis County, Iowa, to Estil Eugene and Rosa Ruth Bullock Martin. Donnie graduated from Bloomfield High School, class of 1956. He married Linda Lou Howell at Bloomfield, Iowa, on August 22, 1957. To this union one daughter and four sons were born.
He was semi-retired in 2001 and was employed as a mechanic for Scotland County. He was a social member of the Wallace W. Gillespie VFW Memorial Post 4958 and he enjoyed fishing and roping.
On July 16, 2005, he was married to Lavona Ruth Schell with Reverend Charles Hammack officiating.
He is survived by his wife of Memphis; a daughter, Sherri Martin-Everett and her husband, Robert, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; three sons, Larry Martin and his wife, Kim, of Memphis, Missouri; Brad Martin and his wife, Karon, of Newport News, Virginia; Brian Martin and his wife, Lori, of Oak Grove, Missouri; two step-daughters, Stephanie Goldsberry of Bradwell, Kentucky and Carrie Blye and her husband, Larry, of La Center, Kentucky. Other survivors include his mother, Rosa Ruth Martin of Lakewood, Colorado; a brother, Ronald Martin and his wife, Barbara, of Morrison, Colorado; five grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He was preceded in death ba a son, D.J. Martin; his wife, Linda and his father.
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