Funeral services for Elijah Sterling Martin, 90, of the Jefferson Community, were held Sept. 30 at the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Virgil Hibdon Jr. officiated with burial following in Jefferson Cemetery.   
Mr. Martin passed away Sept. 28 at Centennial Medical Center. He was a retired factory worker and affiliated with Mt. Hope The Baptist Church.
 He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Nannie Young Martin; wife, Roberta Adcock Martin; five brothers, J.W., R.D., Chris, Gordon and John Martin; and a sister, Ruby Martin.
Survivors include his two daughters, Donna and Dwight Knowles and Rita Martin; four grandchildren, Nathan Estes, Andy and Emily Estes, Shelly and Chad Jennings and Jared and Karen Knowles; five great-grandchildren Hunter and Emma Jennings, Isaac and Katherine Knowles and MaKayla Cornette, all of Smithville; family friend and caregiver, Jo Nell Martin, of Smithville; two sisters, Robbie Sewell, of Florida, and Sibyl Bess, of McMinnville; and a sister-in-law, Sharon Martin of Florida.
Pallbearers included Nathan and Phillip, Andy Estes, Jared Knowles, Chad Jennings, Woody Adcock, Leonard Redmon and Justin Martin.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 05, 2011
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