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May 27, 1929 –  September 19, 2011  Funeral services for V. W. â??Gooberâ? Martin, Jr. will be held 1 p.m. Friday, September 23rd at Clement-Keel Chapel with Bro. Bill Bennett, Chaplain of Good Samaritan Nursing Home Denton, officiating. Interment will follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 â?? 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Clement-Keel Funeral Home.
Mr. Martin passed away September 19, 2011 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Denton. He was born May 27, 1929 in Valley View to Virgil and Velma (Caraway) Martin. V. W. â??Gooberâ? was a Valley View High School graduate. He had a twenty-three career with the US Air Force. During his time in the military he was a fighter pilot and served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church.

V.W. Martin is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Wanda Martin of Denton; sons and daughters-in-law, Mitchell and Judy Martin of Houston, Victor Martin of Princeton and Joel and Earlayne Martin of Mesquite; brothers, Royce Martin of Valley View and Kenneth Martin of Montague; sister Evelyn Wilhite of Gainesville; sister and brother-in-law, Reva and Kenneth Beaver of Allen; six grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Weldon Martin.