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Submitted: 4/30/21 • Approved: 11/22/22 • Last Updated: 11/25/22 • R1371872-G0-S3
US Navy
Vietnam
January 14, 1945 - May 7, 2019
*Obituary
Westside Eagle Observer
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Normen Leland Martin, 74, of Decatur, died May 7, 2019.
He was born Jan. 14, 1945, in Quincy, Ill., to Bea Agnes Doscher Martin and Hartley Leland Martin. Following graduation from Lewistown High School in Missouri, Normen served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He worked as a lineman for Empire Electric for 32 years and as a courier for Decatur State Bank. He was involved in many community and church projects over the years. He attended Gravette Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, reading yard work and mechanical endeavors.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda, and their son, John, both of Decatur; and a sister, Pamela Stowe (Ralph) of Holland, Mich.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 11. Funeral services with military honors will follow at 11 a.m., at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel. A family interment will be held at Decatur Cemetery on a later date. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, Bella Vista.
Married January 8, 1971
Contributed on 4/30/21 by wfields55
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