Verner Howard Martin

Verner Howard Martin, 93, born in Commerce Ga. and longtime resident of Atlanta and Dahlonega Ga. passed away Nov. 25, 2015, after a short illness. ! He was the son of the late Mr. O.T. and Loreena Martin, of Citronelle Alabama. He is survived by his three children Patricia Higgins (husband Jim Higgins), David Martin (wife Suzanne Martin) and Dean Martin (wife Tammy Martin) and 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Ann Callaway Martin and his oldest son, Howard Martin (wife Beth Martin). He is also survived by his brother Bobby Martin and Bobby’s wife Jeanette, of Citronelle Alabama ! As a teenage student at Atlanta’s Tech High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy the day after Pearl Harbor. Throughout the war he saw action in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theater of operations as a signalman aboard the USS Loyd E. Acree DE356. Upon returning from the war, he graduated from Georgia Tech and started Martin Containers which supplied corrugated boxes all over the southeast. Later in life he built homes in the Atlanta area, often in the Colonial Williamsburg style. He also became a pilot and mined for gold in Mexico and Dahlonega Ga.  A memorial service will be held on February 27th, 2016 at 2pm in the chapel of Dahlonega Funeral Home.  Military honors will be provided