David W. Martin

David Wesley Martin, a follower of Jesus for most of his life, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2025. He was born on July 30, 1938, in Huntington, Indiana, the first of seven children born to Norma (Brehm) and George Martin. He followed his parents’ example and graduated from Huntington University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in both mathematics and physics. After working for two years in Detroit, Michigan, he enlisted in the Army and served for three years, stationed in Washington, D.C.

He married his love, Naomi Eileen Wolfe, in 1963 and they settled in Maryland, north of Washington, D.C., where both their children were born: Eric Martin and Amy Martin Waltz.

David’s early work experience coincided with the development of computers, and he worked within that industry for the next 50 years ending his career selling computer, plotter, and printer equipment to the government. He worked over the years for IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Xerox. Dave also started his own computer cataloguing company, scanning historic documents into electronic repositories for courthouses and libraries.

David’s avocation and passion was as a genealogist researching his Martin and Brehm ancestry. He enjoyed many trips to courthouses and cemeteries through the years, often combining family vacations with genealogy, and using Amy’s crayons for gravestone rubbings.

David played piano and organ, and enjoyed contributing to his church family as an organist and pianist through the years. He especially loved organ music, and even adopted the old Boyds Presbyterian Church organ for personal use when the church upgraded to a new model.

The family fondly remembers David’s knowledge of classic cars from the 1930’s to the 1960’s; he could name any make and model he saw, and loved Volvos and Studebakers especially, owning and tinkering on a few of them over the years.

He leaves his beloved wife, Naomi, his son Eric, daughter-in-law Jennifer, his daughter Amy and son-in-law Robert, and seven grandchildren: Nicholas, Ashley, Rachael, Helen, Chris, Daniel, and Jillian. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, and their spouses Nancy, Michael (Rebecca), Norman (Ginger), Bradley (Leslie), Cathee (Kevin), and Brian (Jean), and many nephews and nieces.

A Memorial Service will be held March 28, 11:00am, at Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona.