James “Nathan” Martin
Posted By Lake Shore Funeral Home On September 25, 2015 @ 9:34 pm In Obituaries | 23 Comments
James “Nathan” Martin, 58, of Axtell, passed away Thursday, September 24th at his residence.
Visitation and Viewing: Wednesday, September 30, 2015, from 6-8PMat Lake Shore Funeral Home.
Funeral Services: 1PM Thursday, October 8th at the United Pentecostal Church, 125 East Manchaca Street, DeLeon, TX with Rev. Don Martin officiating. Burial with graveside service will follow at the DeLeon Cemetery.
James “Nathan” Martin, 58, passed away Thursday, September 24th at his home in Axtell, TX. He was born August 26, 1957, in Rising Star, Eastland County, TX to A.J. and Estella (Collier) Martin. A graduate of Rising Star High School, he continued his education at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, TX where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed at Abacus Engineering located in Hewitt, TX.
His hobbies were collecting and repairing antique radios with his longtime friend, Donald Carroll, antiquing, and driving his tractor. Nathan loved his family and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents and half sister, Marie Blaylack. He leaves behind his loving wife, Cindy J. Martin; two children: son, J. Patrick and daughter, Shelby; three brothers and their families: Don Martin of Tulsa, OK, David Martin of Wolfforth, TX, and Joe Martin of Cisco, TX; many nephews and nieces, as well as other relatives and friends.
The family extends a special thanks to Lake Shore Funeral Home and requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Nathan Martin Memorial by Misty Germeroth Martin, www.gofundme.com .
Contact Information:
Lake Shore Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Place of Service: Lake Shore Funeral Home , 5201 Steinbeck Bend; Waco, TX 76708
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Condolences for the family of “James “Nathan” Martin”
Rest in peace Nathan
Your TFF,
Donald
Sorry to hear about the passing of Nathan.Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Clay and Carla Hudson
Cindy, J.Pat, & Shelby:
My heart is breaking for you during this terrible time. Just want you to know that you’re in my thoughts and prayers, and I’m sending my love.
My thoughts and prayers for Nathan’s family. RIP, Nathan.
Cindy, J.Pat and Shelby,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of loss. Nathan spoke with great pride about his wonderful family in their conversation the other day. Though his passing is nothing we expected, he left us with special memories and precious young adults to pass on his ideals. W.H. will miss his good friend.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Cindy, J. Pat, and Shelby. Words are hard to come by at a time like this. We want you to know we are here anytime you need us. Y’all have been great neighbors, friends, and family. God bless you all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Martin family. We pray for the Holy Spirit to give peace and comfort during this time of sadness.
God bless all of you. We love you. Our family has been friends with them for many years. My mom and his mom were very good friends.
Sorry to hear of Nathans passing. . He worked for me on an oil drilling rig after he got outta high school. Knew him and his brothers since before school. He was always a happy kinda of guy and I enfoyed being a friend. Rest in peace my old friend.
Our prayers are with all of the Martin families. Nathan and his family has been life long friends. We have lots of good boyhood memories of Nathan out hunting, fishing & treasure hunting. He was a kind hearted soul and soft spoken. We will miss his crooked little grin of a smile and his warm dark eyes of welcome. I am glad to say he was my Freind & Brother.
Phil & Susan Schaefer
We are so sorry for your loss. Your family are in our prayers. If there is anything you need, just let us know. God bless you all.
Farley Family
Nathan, we are all going to miss you at Cameron Antique Mall. You were such a graceful kind person, I enjoyed visiting with you. You will be surely missed.
Cindy, J Pat, & Shelby,
We are so very sad to hear of the paasing of your Dad & Husband. May the Lord wrap you in his arms.
With Deep Sorrow,
Molly Houdek & Mike Dickerson
Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with you at your time of lost. Nathan will surely be missed by so many.
Cindy, Our heartfelt condolences go out to you, Shelby and J. Pat during this sad time. Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.
Cindy, J. Pat, and Shelby,
I am so sorry for your loss. May the Lord bless and keep you in these sad times and bring you peace.
With deepest sympathy,
Paula Grube (Donna’s friend from Groesbeck)
My heartfelt condolences go out to “Nathan’s” Family. I met “Nathan” through the Electrical Engineering Field, and found out we both graduated from Texas Tech. The short time I was around him, I could tell he was a gentle, honest, and kind soul. Rest in peace my fellow Texas Tech Brother.
Cindy, J.Pat and Shelby,
We don’t have any answers to why something tragic like this happens. However, we do know that God has special plans for Nathan and he’ll be watching over each of you in Heaven. Our love, condolences, and heartfelt prayers go out to you and your family. Love Trish, Glen, Lundan, Hunter & Lilly
I am so sorry to hear about Nathan. We were truly shocked to hear of Nathan’s passing since we had just seen him the week before. To Cindy and the kids. We are so sorry to hear about Nathan. May God help hold you all up in your time of sorrow and don’t be afraid to ask for help from friends and family.
I am sadden by the passing of Nathan, please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Cindy & family, we are so sorry to hear of your loss and our prayers and thoughts are with you all. ~Hugs to you all~
Cindy & family – My heart goes out to you for this terrible loss. I know you are godly people and I pray for Him to be your provider at this time. Nathan and I were neighbors out in the boonies of Rising Star. We graduated together. I have always thought the world of him. He was a wonderful person, kind and quiet. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your sharing the video of pictures. How precious. I pray for you to be comforted. I look forward to seeing my friend and all of you when we are with the Lord someday.
Sharon Wilson Parsley – Class of 1975
Well I can say sorry for your loss Nathan was very good man knew him in the seventies and may God bless you and your family.
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We are so sorry to hear of Nathan’s passing. We hope that you have many happy memories to help you through this difficult time. Sincerely Gaylon and Tawny Hawkins