Martin, George O.

1905 - 1986  (80 years)

• Name	Martin, George O.
  Birth	24 Nov 1905	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MART.G002
  _FGRAVE	26563507
  Death	8 Apr 1986	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	George O. Martin, age 80, of Clay City, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 at the Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Services were held Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. in the Clay City Chapel of Hosselton Bookhout Engelmeier Funeral Home. Burial was in the Clay City Cemetery. Mr. Martin was born November 11, 1906, in Richland County, the son of William J. and Nellie Guyot Martin. He married Helen Fry February 10, 1932 in Flora. He was a retired dairy farmer and a member of the Clay County Farm Bureau. Survivors include his wife, one son, John R. Martin of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa; two daughters, Mrs. William (Joan) Chappell of Newburg, Ind. and Mrs. William (Elinor) Staser of Clay City; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one infant son, one brother, one sister and his parents. The Olney Daily Mail, April 16, 1986
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Martin, George O. and Helen I.
  Person ID	I30561	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin, William J,   b. 28 Jan 1866, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Jun 1937, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Guyot, Nellie,   b. May 1871, Illlinois d. 1951 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F21011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fry, Helen I.,   b. 6 Aug 1907, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 2006, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 98 years)
  Children	1. Martin, George Wayne,   b. 25 Apr 1933   d. 25 Apr 1933 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F12840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Nov 1905 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 8 Apr 1986 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9202] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Martin, George O. and Helen I., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26563507/george_o-martin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16900] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Martin, William J. and Nellie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41258619/william_j-martin), none. (Reliability: 2).