Mr. Donald L. Martin Sr.

January 9, 1929 - December 13, 2015

Mr. Donald L. Martin, Sr., 86, passed away December 13, 2015, at Vienna Village in Pfafftown. NC. He is survived by his son, Don, Jr. and wife Rita of Tobaccoville, NC; three grandchildren, John and wife Jamie of Blytheville, SC; Tom and wife Katie of Pfafftown, NC; Ashley Morgan and husband Chad Carney of Olathe, KS; three great grandchildren, Delanie and Sidda Martin of Pfafftown, NC, and Brooks Martin of Blytheville, SC; and nine nieces and nephews. After graduating from Covington High School in Covington, VA, Mr. Martin worked as a bookkeeper for several companies in Roanoke, VA before becoming the accounts payable manager for Natural Bridge Resort in VA. There he met his wife of 61 years, Ann, who worked in the gift shop. After moving to GA he began working for Gulf Oil Corporation as a bookkeeper in the Athens bulk plant. After a 32 year career, he retired as a sales engineer in 1983. He and his wife, Ann, enjoyed travelling, visiting with their three grandchildren, and living on their small farm in Canon, GA until her death in 2012. In 1953, Mr. Martin and Ann, joined with seven other families to form the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Athens, GA. They remained members there until transferring to the Canon Unitarian Universalist Church in 1973. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Martin on January 17, 2016, at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel in Royston, GA at 2:30 pm. A reception for family and friends will follow the memorial service in the Fellowship Hall of the Canon Unitarian Universalist Church in Canon. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Canon Unitarian Universalist Church: PO Box 185, Canon, GA 30520 or to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens: 780 Timothy Road, Athens, GA 30601. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.