Alfred Martin

Alfred Carroll Martin Sr.

Alfred Carroll Martin Sr., 74, of Maury Place, Appomattox, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, at his residence. He was the husband of Connie Oglesby Martin.

Born in Appomattox County on Aug. 9, 1936, he was a son of the late Lillian Drinkard and Maury Gibbs Martin Sr. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Chestnut Mountain Hunt Club, served in the U.S. Army and was a retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry.

He is survived by two sons, Michael Stoner Martin and his fianc‚ Chastidy, of Spout Spring, and Edward Gibbs Martin and his wife Joanne, of Gladstone; one brother, M.G. Martin (Dick) Jr. and his wife, Lelia, of Appomattox; three sisters, Mrs. Larry (Alice) Yeatts, of Crewe, Mrs. Larry (Barbara) Whitehead, of Pamplin, and Mrs. Franklin (Geraldine) Metz, of Concord; three grandchildren, Jonathan Taylor Martin, Megan Elizabeth Martin, Matthew Gibbs Martin; three he thought of as grandchildren, Phillip Gray, Austin Durrett, and Casey Durrett; daughter-in-law, Connie Martin Williams, his mother-in-law, Willie W. Oglesby, and a special friend and caregiver, Denise Ferguson.

He was preceded in death by one son Alfred Carroll (A.C.) Martin Jr. and a sister Evelyn Martin Moore.

Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Trinity United Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert Thorne. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with militery rites accorded by American Legion Post #104 and Veterans of Foreign Wars guard #9855 combined honor guard.

The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home today, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Those wishing to make memorials please consider Hospice of the Hills, 2097 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501 or Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 522, Concord, Va. 24538

Robinson Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the family and an online condolence may be sent by visiting www.robinsonfuneral.com.