Marshall Barry Martin

Funeral service for Marshall Barry Martin, 70, of Decatur will be Monday, January 6, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dallas Culver officiating. Burial will follow in Burningtree Memorial Gardens. Visitation is tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Martin, who passed away January 3, 2014, at his residence, was born in Decatur on December 20, 1943. He was a life-long member of Austinville United Methodist Church. A graduate of Decatur High School in 1962, and Florence State in 1967, he was employed in the optic business for over 30 years and was a co-founder of Athens Optical Dispensary and was currently employed by Decatur City Schools as a bus driver. Mr. Martin was a past member and President of the Athens Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his parents Hazel Waits Martin, Gordon Freeman Martin and Marshall TP Smith. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife of almost 48 years, Connie Clay Martin; son, Clay Martin (Kim) of Huntsville; daughters, Jennifer Martin Crawford (Allen) of Decatur, Rebecca Martin Barnes (Greg) of Huntsville; sister, Brenda Marks (Gerald) of Decatur; brothers, Jim Martin (Charlotte) of Decatur, Larry Martin (Linda) of Trinity; grandchildren, Bess Martin, Grace Crawford, Cate Martin, Sam Crawford, Blake Barnes and Cole Barnes; several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Brazelton, Bill Simms, Gene Hamilton, Henry Garrett, Bob Wilkerson and Tim Martin. The family would like to say a special "Thank You" to Kay Leeth at NPHC, the doctors and staff at CCI of Decatur and his friends at the bus barn. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at 230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611 or to The V Foundation for Cancer Research at 106 Towerview Court, Cary, N.C. 27513.