James Ralph "Buddy" Martin, Sr.
1925 - 1972 (47 years)-
Name James Ralph "Buddy" Martin Suffix Sr. Nickname Buddy Birth 14 Jan 1925 Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 28 May 1972 Hinton, Summers Co., WV [2, 3] Burial 1 Jun 1972 Frantz Cemetery, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV [3] Person ID I17175 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
Father Chaos S. Willington "Kay" Martin, b. 26 Jun 1894, Russellville, Fayette Co., WV d. 14 Aug 1975, Vale, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 81 years) Mother Peachie Crane Robinson, b. 29 Jul 1899, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 Sep 1963, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 64 years) Marriage 1916 [4] Family ID F6048 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Opal Fern Hinkle, b. 11 Apr 1927, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 13 Sep 1987, Roanoke, VA (Age 60 years) Children 1. Ruth Ann Martin 2. Linda Martin d. Bef 2025 3. Connie Martin d. Bef 2025 4. Debbie Lynn Martin 5. Tammy Martin d. Bef 2025 6. James Ralph Martin, Jr. d. Bef 2025 7. Sammy Ray Martin 8. Larry S. Martin d. Bef 2025 9. Garry Wayne Martin, Sr., b. 27 Jan 1957, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 23 Dec 2025, Meadow Bridge, Fayette Co., WV (Age 68 years)10. Michael David Martin d. Bef 2025 11. Bobby Joe Martin 12. Kim Martin Family ID F7380 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Birth - 14 Jan 1925 - Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Death - 28 May 1972 - Hinton, Summers Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - The Charleston Daily Mail, 29 May 1972
The latest fatality occurred Sunday at noon near Springdale in Fayette County. James R. (Buddy) Martin, 47, a disabled miner of Dawson, Greenbrier County, died in route ro Summers County Hospital in Hinton after a car in which he was riding collided with another vehicle on W.Va. 20.
Four persons were injured in the accident. They were also taken to Sumemrs County Hospital. Emergency room personnel identified them as James Wheaton, 44, 244 Sixth St., Rainelle, driver of the car in which Martin was riding; Emery McGuire, 38, Phyllis McGuire, 18, and Melvin McGuire, 16, all of Danese, occupants of the second car. All four are patients at the hospital.
Martin's survivors are: wife, Opal; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Ann Hutsenpillar of Dunbar, Mrs. Linda Stalline of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Connie Thomas of Rupert, Miss Debby Lynn Martin and Tammy Martin at home; sons, James R. Jr. and Sammy Ray of Charlotte, N.C, Larry S. with the Army at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jerry W., Michael David and Bobby Joe at home; father and stepmother Mr. and Mrs. Kay Martin of Dawson; sisters, Mrs. Althea Kirgan of Charlotte, N.C., Mrs. Martha Lynch of Bridgeport, Mrs. Greetha Childers, Mrs. Nancy Thomas and Mrs. Yavonnie Wills of Baltimore; brothers, Robert of Dawson, Whorlen of Clintonvite, Ardell K. of Charlotte.
Service will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Meadow Grove Baptist Church at Dawson. The Rev. Rex Ball and the Rev. Leroy Crane will officiate. Burial will be in the Frantz Cemetery at Dawson. Friends may call at the Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, Wednesday after 1 p.m.
- The Charleston Daily Mail, 29 May 1972
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Sources - [S518] Greenbrier Co. BB 1925-1937.
- [S996] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.).
- [S871] Obituary: The Charleston Daily Mail.
- [S245] Federal Census Record: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930.
- [S518] Greenbrier Co. BB 1925-1937.