John Wesley “Johnny” Martin, 66, of Cameron, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Faith Baptist Church, in Harnett County, with the Rev. Willie Bryant officiating. Burial, with military honors, followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 19, at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, in Carthage, and other times at the residence.
A native of Hoke County, he was a son of the late Frear and Kate Stewart Martin, and a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. He retired from the textile industry.
He was preceded in death by his brothers Larry, William “Buck” and Robert Martin.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Wilson Martin; son, John “Allen” Martin and wife, Sherri, of Cameron; sisters, Faye Wilson and husband, Danny, of Cameron, and Ann Cameron and husband, W.C., of Cameron; granddaughter, Journey Anne Martin; step-grandchildren, Ashley Rosser, Randi Jewell and Andrew Jewell; and step-great-grandchildren Hunter Wilson, Kirsten Rosser and Camden Rosser.
Memorials may be made to D.A.V. Moore County Chapter 83, 137 Oakley Road, Cameron, NC 28326.