More detail on this person: Major (Ret.) George
C. (Jolly Green) Martin was born April 30, 1924,
in Chicago, Illinois to Ida and Harry P. Martin
and passed away October 21, 2016. He was 92
years old.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M.,
Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Searcy Funeral
Home and Crematory Chapel with Deacon Skip
Lucas officiating. The family will receive friends
beginning at 1:00 P.M. and continuing until
service time on Thursday.
He enlisted in the Army February, 1943 and
attended flight school, graduating in April, 1945.
He stayed in the Reserves until recalled for the
Korean War in 1950 and stayed in the Air Force
until retiring in 1967. His last assignment was as
a "Jolly Green" pilot rescuing downed pilots in
Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his
daughter, Mary Martin Browning, and two sons,
George C. Martin, Jr., and Patrick H. Martin, II
and grandson, Ryan Nolan.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Martin;
daughters, Penelope Duerr, Oakdale, NY; Kathleen
Nemish, Dothan, AL; Angela Martin, Dothan, AL;
sons, Col. (Ret.) Edwin Martin (Shirley)
Huntsville, AL; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stuart Martin
(Ret.) (Kristen) Tampa, FL; Daniel Martin
(Patricia) Shalimar, FL; David Martin (Debra)
Pace, FL; stepson, William Sampson (Teresa)
Dothan, AL; stepdaughter, Debora Nobles,
Columbia, KY; 13 grandchildren; 8
step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and 8
step great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Jolly Green Scholarship
Fund, Lee T. Massey, 916 Aloma Faye Lane, Fort
Walton Beach, FL 32547; Paralyzed Veterans of
America, Disabled Veterans of America, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, or your favorite charity.
Burial information: Meadowlawn Cemetery, Enterprise, AL
This information was last updated 10/27/2016
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