West Palm Beach, Florida
MARTIN, Jr., James "Pepper"Age 85, of Lantana, FL, passed away April 25, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Margaret "Peggy" Martin and his daughter, Sherri Atherley. He is survived by his loving daughter, Debbie Martin; grandson, Jason Atherley; sister, Jackie De Vito;...
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Janice Nelson
April 20, 2021 | West Palm Beach, FL | Friend
Dear Debbie,
I want you to know how sorry I am to hear of Pep's death. I know his last few years were not the best as he suffered so much from the effects of skin cancers. Too bad we didn't know about sunscreens, etc. 60+ years ago. I also want you to know what a great person and friend Pep was to me. He was my first playmate, as we only lived a few houses apart on 27th Ave. North, now 17th Ave. We played on the arches that were on 27th and Dixie, we got into trouble when we set the...
May 01, 2013
So sorry to hear about Pepper,I went to school with Jerry First grade thru high school.
Henrietta Pacetti Pennington
April 30, 2013 | Berea, KY
may the lord be with you i knew him when i was little my dad use to take me swimming at lake worth beach alot
April 30, 2013
Although I hadn't seen the Martin boys in many years, I have fond memories of them living two doors down from me on North K Street. Their mother Etta Mae was always so friendly to us younger kids. It was a great neighborhood right across from North Grade and the "boys" would play football in the street.
May he rest in peace.
Carole Lucier Johnson
April 29, 2013
I love you Uncle Pep! You will be missed <3
CeCe Ryan
April 29, 2013 | Boynton Beach, FL
Great guy will be missed
jim atkinson
April 29, 2013 | Granite Falls, NC
The Martin Brothers of Lake Worth are legendary! As a boy Pepper treated us as equal to the adults. .25 cents bought 1 hour of raft time in the surf. He always had time to talk with us 'younger folks'. My father, former Lake Worth Mayor Jim Stafford, held Pepper in high regard. I concur; a great Lake Worth institution has been lost with Pepper's passing. Our condolences to the extended Martin Family from Down-Under in New Zealand.
Capt. Wm. Stafford
April 29, 2013 | New Zealand
I remember Pepper Martin from growing up in LW in the 1950s and frequenting the beach. I didn't know him personally, but you couldn't not know of him. He looked the way most of us young guys wanted to look back then, tan, muscular, confident.
Paul Darst
April 28, 2013 | Tallahassee, FL