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Walter A. Martin

10 Jan 1915 – 7 Dec 2007

Birth	10 Jan 1915
Death	7 Dec 2007
Cemetery	Searles Valley Cemetery Trona , San Bernardino County , California , USA
Added by	Mary Bell Kus on 02 Jan 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23643885

Bio

Walter A. Martin passed away Friday, 7 Dec 2007, at Ridgecrest Healthcare Center, Ridgecrest, CA. He was born 10 Jan 1915 in Joplin, MO. Walter first came to the high desert in 1937 when he helpded build the tungsten mill at Atolia, CA. In 1940, Walter found work at the American Potash and Chemical Co. in Trona, CA and moved his wife Annabelle and their one-year-old son, Larry to Crumville, (now Ridgecrest) CA. Walter worked at the Trona plant until his retirement 1 Feb 1980. When WWII began for the US in December 1941, Walter took steps to join the service. Although he passed his physical, American Potash wanted to keep him at the plant and arranged for him to be classified 2A. Over the years, Walter lived in Crumville, Poison Canyon, Trona, Onyx, Lake Isabella and for the past 11 years in Ridgecrest. In the early 1950s, he was on the bargaining committee for the International Union of Mine and Mill Workers (CIO). Walter served on the Searles Lake Federal Credit Union board of directors for 35 years from 1854 to November of 1989. Walter is survived by his wife, Annabelle of Ridgecrest, CA; sons Larry of Ridgecrest, CA; Wallace of Portland, OR; Walter of Cookeville, TN; Jim of Ridgecrest, CA; four daughters-in-law, and 42 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. Published in The Daily Independent, Ridgecrest, CA 8-9 Dec 2007. Arrangements provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest, CA.

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Family

Parents

• Noah Wesley Peter "Poppy" Martin 1879–1961
• Edna May Wood Martin 1879–1958

Spouse

• Annabelle Crandall Martin 1921–2012 FaG

Siblings

• Joseph Clair Martin 1900–1900
• Margaret Rose Martin Rice 1901–1983
• Sarah Ohnes Martin Shaw 1904–1989
• Verna Rebecca Martin Cagle 1906–1989
• Noah Wesley Martin Jr 1908–1993
• Nadine Olive "Naydean" Martin Hudson 1911–1941
• Audrea WaDonna "Audrey" Martin Stark 1917–1956
• CPL Wallace Bryce Martin Sr 1921–1944

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