 1909 - 2007 (98 years)
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| Name |
Ephraim Snow Martin |
| Born |
13 Aug 1909 |
Marion County, Florida  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
7 Sep 2007 |
Lakeland, Polk, Georgia |
| Buried |
Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida |
| Person ID |
I309749 |
Martin Family |
| Last Modified |
7 Sep 2019 |
| Father |
Shepherd David Martin, b. 17 Jul 1877, South Carolina , d. 19 Jan 1922, Wildwood, Sumter, Florida (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Susie Easterling Snow, b. 17 Dec1880, Florida , d. 25 Oct 1962, Marion County, Florida |
| Family ID |
F139939 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary M Yelvington, b. 11 Feb 1913, Wauchula, DeSoto, Florida , d. 9 Jun 2009, Lakeland, Polk, Florida (Age 96 years) |
| Married |
26 Jul 1932 |
Polk County, Florida |
| Children |
| + | 1. Ephraim Snow Martin, Jr, b. 4 Mar 1933, Florida |
| + | 2. Margaret Susan Martin, b. 10 Oct 1934, Bartow, Polk, Florida , d. 28 Jan 2014, Lakeland, Polk, Florida (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. Cecelia Martin, b. 23 Nov 1939, Florida |
| + | 4. Michael David Martin, b. 4 Jan 1944, Polk County, Florida |
| | 5. Stephen M Martin, b. 21 Aug 1951, Florida |
| | 6. Thomas M Martin |
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| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2017 |
| Family ID |
F139938 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
Died:
- E. SNOW MARTIN, Sr., 98
Attorney
LAKELAND - Mr. E. Snow Martin, Sr., 98, passed away from natural causes Friday (Sept. 7, 2007).
Snow Martin was born near Ocala, Florida on August 13, 1909. He and his wife Mary were married in 1932 where they began an odyssey of life that lasted 75 years. Their journey began with Snow becoming an attorney, and moving to Polk County. Mr. Martin was elected to the legislature in 1934. Snow was intrigued by the process of making law, and they enjoyed attending the many galas in Tallahassee.
Together they would rear six children, all of whom are college graduates, and five of whom have doctorates in law. Their children attended college over a span of thirty years.
Mr. Martin was a community activist who believed that citizens owed a duty to the community to participate at all levels. He was president of many organizations: Lakeland Rotary, Lakeland Bar Assoc., Chamber of Commerce, St. David's Episcopal Church, Arabian Horse Assoc., Florida Bar Board of Governors, Board of Santa Fe High School, to name a few.
As an attorney, he was dedicated to his clients' interest regardless of their gender, race or economic status. He was a lawyer's lawyer, and was believed by many of his peers in the 1950s thru the 1980s to be one of the finest attorneys in the state of Florida.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his children Snow Martin, Jr., Sue Setliff, Cecelia Moore, Michael Martin, Stephen Martin and Tom Martin. Snow and his wife Mary have 16 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. David's Episcopal Church on Edgewood Ave.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the St. David's Episcopal Church choir fund, 145 E. Edgewood, Lakeland, FL., 33803, or to V.I.S.T.E., 1232 E. Magnolia, Lakeland, Florida, 33801.
Heath Funeral Chapel
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