Harold Meaders Martin

Harold Meaders Martin, age 90, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 after an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. Terry Crawford will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 6 - 8 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Martin was born on October 26, 1923 in Gillsville, Georgia and was preceded in death by his parents Frank Allen Martin and Estelle Meaders Martin; a brother Frank Allen Martin, Jr.; and a sister Mary Martin Wilson. Mr. Martin was employed by Law Construction Company. He was a master craftsman who worked with both wood and metal, enjoyed spending time at Lake Lanier on his house boat, followed the Atlanta Braves, and enjoyed trips to the Georgia and Tennessee mountains.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Ethridge Martin to whom he was married for 69 years; daughter, Barbara Martin of Douglas, Georgia; devoted nieces and their husbands, Sue and Eddie Waldrep and Betty and Curtis Hubbard; cousin, Mary Alice Segars and her husband, Jackie and other nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to thank especially the Homestead Hospice Team members Savannah Smith, Ashley Elmore, Miranda Browne, and Phyllis Bennett as well as devoted care-givers Pam Pfennig, Lashaunda Lindsey, Shatoya Mattox, and Yesmenda McKinley.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Homestead Hospice, 1561 Lenru Road, Suite A, Bogart, GA 30622 or Hall County Meals on Wheels, 430 Prior Street, SE, Gainesville, GA 30501.



Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.



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