More detail on this person: Martin A. Jetton
,CW-3 retired army. Martin entered the army 7
Feburary 1946 and served 221/2 years. He was in
class 57-6, and served in Viet Nam with the 179th
ASHC and the 196th ASHC.After retirement he flew
helicopters for a logging company in Alaska for a
number of years. This information was last updated 05/09/2013
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03/10/2024
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He will be missed by many of us who knew him. He
was a good aviator,a good soldier and a good man.
From: Bob Springer
Martin Arthur Jetton fought a long hard battle
with numerous health issues, but lost the fight
and passed away Friday morning, July 19th at his
home in Newton, Texas. He was one week short of
his 85th birthday. Martin was born July 25, 1928
in Joaquin, Texas to Ned Allen and Evie Rogers
Jetton. He was preceded in death by both parents
and his brother, Larue; also a granddaughter,
Rachel Selman. He is survived by his wife, Louise,
one son, Arthur of Jasper, daughter, Vlynn and
husband, Mike Reed of Graford, Texas, daughter,
Linda and husband, Terry Coleman of Roseburg,
Oregon; grandson, John Watson of Phoenix,
Arizona, grandson, Daniel Jetton of Newton,
grandson, Brian Selman who is a student at the
University of Texas in Austin, granddaughter Sara
and husband, Jeremy Henard of Weatherford,
Texas; a great- granddaughter Kenzie Jetton of
Newton, great granddaughter, Meadow Henard of
Graford, Texas. Martin was home on leave from
Korea when he met his future wife Louise Wilson, a
student at S. F. A. in Nacogdoches. They were
married July 24, 1952 in the Main Post Chapel in
Ft. Benning, Ga. Thjey were going to celebrate 61
years of marriage today! The couple lived in
several different places, including Japan, Alaska,
and several other states. Martin was a paratrooper
but later went to Ft. Walters at Mineral Wells,
Texas to train to fly helicopters. He finished in
August of 1957 in Ft. Rucker, Alabama. He did 22
and one half years of Army service, which included
serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After
retiring March 31, 1968, he tooka job with
Louisiana-Pacific flying helicopters for their
logging camps on the Prince of Whales Island in
Southeast, Alaska. They lived in the logging camp
of Thorne Bay, Alaska for a number of years, where
Louise taught school and retired from there.
Martin suffered a heart attack June, 1981 while
attending a retirement picnic the community was
doing for him. He had purchased a sailboat and
decided it was time to sail around the world while
Louise did three more years for Alaska retirement.
He made it thru the Panama Canal and tied the
boat, The Arlinda at Seabrook, Tx. near Houston.
He had many interest and hobbies which included
raising parakeets, growing roses, cutting and
polishing gem stones, doing archeology, collecting
arrowheads and much more. He was a member at
the First United Methodist Church in Newton, TX.
and in the summer of 1993, worked tirelessly with
Mr. Chili Glover remodeling a little building to
begin the Methodist Christian Preschool.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 24th from 5 to
7 Pm at Smith Funeral Home in Newton. The
funeral service will be at Smith Funeral Home in
Newton at 2 PM with Bro. Gary Blacksher
conducting the service. Afterwards, he will be
laid to rest in Trout Creek Cemetery, with Taps as
his final send off. Those wishing to contribute in
lieu of flowers man donate to DAV or VFW.
Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on July 24,
2013