Jack Davis Martin was born June 3, 1921, in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, to George Patrick and Mary Adeline (Pearson) Martin. He died December 13, 2016, in Owasso, Oklahoma, at the age of 95 years. Jack was reared and educated in the Drumright, Oklahoma, area and was a graduate of Pleasant Hill High School. Jack was a veteran of the armed forces having served his country honorably with the United Stated Marine Corp during World War II. He participated in action against Japanese enemy forces on Guam, Marianas Islands, and under enemy bombing raids while on Tulagi, British Solomon Islands. Jack returned stateside and a few years later was married January 22, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Claudia L. Yeater. He spent much of his working life in the oil industry as a pumper beginning with Kewanee, which later became Gulf, which later became Chevron. He had been a member of the city council in Coahoma, Texas, as well as Lion’s Club. He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ in Owasso. He enjoyed a variety of pastimes, especially traveling and RVing. Jack was a man who cared for his family and never met a stranger.
Loving family members include:
Son; Ronald Jack Martin and wife Brenda, of Canadian, Texas
Daughter; Marilyn Pickle and husband Paul, of Owasso, Oklahoma
Grandchildren;
Megan Douglas and husband Ben, of Norman, Oklahoma
Will Martin and wife Lauren, of Cary, North Carolina
Christy Horn and husband Anthony, of Edmond, Oklahoma
Great grandchildren;
Norah Douglas, Owen Douglas, and Hudson Martin
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Claudia, son, Larry Martin, grandson, Jacob Martin, two sisters, Hazel Roberts, and Ruth Mathews, and three brothers, Gordie Martin, Hoyle Martin, and Charles Martin.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso. Funeral service will be held 10:00 Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Church of Christ in Owasso with Dan Schnell officiating. Committal services and interment will follow at Resthaven-Sunset Memorial Park in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Jack’s memory to Hope Harbor Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1047, Claremore, Oklahoma, 74018. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
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