Edward Martin

EDWARD G. MARTIN SR. 1962-2023 Van Alstyne-Funeral services for Edward Graham Martin Sr will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 29 at the Western Heights Church of Christ. Rusty Sherry will officiate. Burial with Marine funeral honors will follow at Hall Cemetery with Edward Martin Jr, Leonard Rodgers, Brady Martin, Jay Martin, Brent Weilbacher, and Grant Bingham serving as pallbearers. Mr. Martin, 60, passed away Thursday, March 23 in Van Alstyne. Edward was born June 15, 1962 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Ernest and Beverly (Jay) Martin. He served in the US Marine Corp and was a proud patriot of his country. He was a business owner doing appliance repair for several years and enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Edward had a life-long passion for raising and working with dogs and also owned a kennel for many years, Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun. Edward will be remembered as a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife Rhonda of Van Alstyne; mother, Beverly Martin of Van Alstyne; children, Edward Martin Jr of Plano, Brandi Weilbacher and husband Brent of Van Alstyne, Brook Bingham and husband Grant of Pottsboro, Leonard Rodgers of Van Alstyne, Victor Rodgers and wife Charlie of Van Alstyne, Brady Martin of Van Alstyne, and Brennan Martin of Van Alstyne; brother Jay Martin and wife Lezlie of Overland Park, KS; mother-in-law, Della Skerkis of Van Alstyne; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ronnie and Millie Davis of Sadler. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Martin Sr; brother, Ernest Martin Jr; and son, Brock Martin. The family requests that in lieu of flowers any donations be made to Home Hospice of Grayson County. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.