Edmund Reynolds Martin

1918 - 1947  (29 years)

• Name	Edmund Reynolds Martin
  Nickname	Bill
  Born	6 Apr 1918	Ida, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jun 1947	Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
  Buried	27 Jun 1947	Bethsaida Cemetery - Ida, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I12840	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Norman Martin,   b. 30 Mar 1886, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 1922, Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Jennie Lee Bumgardner,   b. 26 Jul 1896, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1952, Ida, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F5643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Apr 1918 - Ida, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 25 Jun 1947 - Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA Buried - 27 Jun 1947 - Bethsaida Cemetery - Ida, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Edmund Reynolds Martin Name: Edmund Reynolds Martin Gender: Male Race: White Age: 22 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 6 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Ida, Louisiana, USA Residence Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA Employer: G. H. Nabors Height: 5' 7" Weight: 138 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Mrs. Jennie Lee Martin
  		Death Certificate for Edmund Reynolds Martin Name: Edmond Reynolds Martin [Edmund Reynolds Martin] Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 29 Birth Date: 6 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Ida, Louisiana Residence Date: 1947 Residence Place: Ida, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Death Date: 25 Jun 1947 Death Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA Father: Norman Martin Mother: Jennie Lee Bumgardner Certificate Number: 83894
  		U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Edmund Reynolds Martin Name: Edmund R. Martin Birth Date: 6 Apr 1918 Service Number: 34 137 513 Unit: 281st F.A. Bn. (Field Artillery) Company: S.V. Batt. Enlistment Date: 14 Jan 1942 Discharge Date: 9 Dec 1945 Death Date: 25 Jun 1947 Cemetery: Bethsidia Cemetery [Bethsaida Cemetery] Cemetery Location: Ida, Louisiana, USA
  		Death Notice of Edmund Reynolds "Bill" Martin Published in The Shreveport Journal on June 26, 1947
  		Death Notice of Edmund Reynolds "Bill" Martin Published in The Marshall News Messenger on June 26, 1947

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Edmund Reynolds "Bill" Martin Bethsaida Cemetery - Ida, Louisiana, USA
  		Footstone of Edmund Reynolds "Bill" Martin Bethsaida Cemetery - Ida, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice: Ida Man Killed In Truck Crash Edmund R. (Bill) Martin, 29-year-old Ida resident, was instantly killed about 1:45 p. m., Wednesday, nine miles east of Marshall, Texas, on the Harleton highway, when his pickup truck collided with a log truck. Martin, who was employed as a salesman by Reed Roller Bit Co., in Shreveport, was en route to Harleton gas field to service some drilling equipment at the time of the accident. Morgan Muse of Marshall, driver of the log truck, was reported uninjured. He was thrown from his vehicle, which exploded after the collision. A native of Ida, young Martin entered the Army in January 1942, and served overseas with the ninth armored division, participating in the battle of the bulge and in the capture of the Ramagon bridge, for which he was awarded a presidential citation. Funeral services, under the direction of Hanner Funeral Home, will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, at the First Baptist Church of Ida, with the Rev. Mr. Rice officiating. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jennie Lee Martin of Ida; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Gardner of Shreveport and Mrs. J. F. Terry of Ida, and two brothers, Sgt. William Scott Martin, stationed at Keesler Field, Miss., and R. N. Martin of Minden. Active pallbearers will be P. L. Gillis, Ken Frizzell, George Lawless, Ray Conatsee, Riley Owen and Bill Green. Honorary pallbearers will be Millard H. Machen, Norman Dunlap, B. R. Loomis, T. P. Moore, Jr., Merlyn Day, Dave Yancy, C. C. Carroway, W. E. Carroway and Eddie Holoman. (Published in The Shreveport Journal on June 26, 1947) Death Notice: Louisiana Man Dies in Crash Edmond R. Martin, 29, of Ida, La., was killed instantly about 2 p.m. Wednesday when a pick-up truck he was driving was in collision with a log truck on state highway 154 nine miles northwest of Marshall. Officers said Martin was thrown from the pick-up when the collision occurred, the vehicle exploding and burning on thee side of the highway. Morgan Muse, Rt. 5, Marshall, driver of the log truck, was uninjured, officers said, although his truck left the highway and ran into a tree, its trailer load of logs piling into the rear of the cab. Martin, salesman for the Reed Roller Bit Co., of Shreveport, was en route toward Harleton at the time of the accident, and the log truck was driving to Marshall. His death was the county's fifth in traffic accidents this year, and the first in about two months. Highway Patrolmen Earl Elliott and M. D. Rogers, and Deputy Sheriffs J. Went Hall and C. F. Robinson, investigated. Martin's body was brought to Kahn Memorial hospital by local ambulance, and transferred to Ida, where funeral arrangements are to be announced later. He was born there April 6, 1918. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Jennie Lee Martin of Ida; two brothers, William Scott Martin, Keesler field, Miss., and Robert Newton Martin, Minden, La.; and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Gardner, Robinson, La., and Mrs. J. F. Terry, Ida. (Published in The Marshall News Messenger on June 26, 1947)