Kern County Obituaries

Joseph Francis Martin

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 13 Jan 1955

Mourn Passing Of Joe Martin
By F. Holderness
Many people were saddened by the news of the death of Mr. Joseph Francis Martin, 
born May 29. 1899 at Salinas, Calif., and passed away January 7, 1955 in the Kern 
General Hospital at Bakersfield. He had been ill for about two weeks. He leaves his 
wife, Mrs. Ruby Mae Martin, a son, Sgt. Joseph S. Martin, who is in the Air Force at 
Clovis, N. M., a daughter Mona L. Michael and. another son, Duane A. Martin. Six 
grandchildren, Ilene, Patricia, Joseph and Wayne Martin; Harold and Wayne Michael. 
Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Kern of Santa Cruz and Mrs. Rose Cholivitch of Salinas.
Mr. Martin had been working for the M & R ranch for about four years, and was 
known to his friends as "Big Joe." Rosary was held Tuesday evening, January 11 and 
funeral services at the O'Donnell Funeral Home Wednesday at 10 a.m., January 11, 
1955.