Homer Lee Martin's Obituary
Born October 5, 1922 Bowling Green, Missouri.
Died February 28, 2008 at Overton-Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.
He joins his wife, Laura Martin who died in July, 2006.
Homer is survived by eight of his brothers and sisters; his four sons Clifford, Cecil, Mike, and Walter; thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Viewing will be held at Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Rd. in Longview from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, March 7th. The immediate family invites all friends and family to pay their final respects.
Graveside services, with military honors, will be 12:00 O'clock Noon, Saturday, March 8th at the East Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery.
Homer Martin made his debut in Longview during WWII when the US Army sent him to a military hospital to recuperate from malaria he contacted on duty in the Philippines. Shortly after the war ended, he was discharged from the hospital and later met and married Eunice Ford from Rusk, Texas. They settled in Longview where Homer started a home building business. He was joined by three of his brothers who all worked together to develop several subdivisions still thriving in south Longview. In 1960 Homer sold his business and moved to East Mountain where they started raising cattle on their small ranch. To subsidize his income, he worked as lead carpenter for Stewart Construction until he retired in 1979. He continued raising cattle until 1990.
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