Obituary of Bruce Martin

Services for Bruce Martin, 64, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Friday, January 2, at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup. Burial will be in the Union Grove Cemetery, Troup. Mr. Martin died Tuesday, December 30, 2008. He was born June 26, 1944, in Troup, to the late A.B. 'Buster' Martin and Mary Helen Keel Martin. He was a lifetime resident of Troup. He attended Kilgore College and retired from Kelly Springfield after 42 years of employment. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sue Martin and a daughter, Nikki Lea Martin. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Martin, Troup; two daughters, Pepper McKamy and Michelle Farley, both of Troup; grandsons, Mark and his wife, Nudie McKamy, Vance McKamy, Jonathan McKamy, and Britt Farley; a granddaughter, Ashley Farley; three stepsons, Paul Osburn, Tyler, Robbin Osburn and Johnathan Osburn, both of Overton; a stepdaughter, Tana Scholl, Hallsville; and 13 step grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mickey Thompson, John Alvin Thompson, Rex Haskins, Nesby 'PeeWee' Willis, Mark McKamy, Vance McKamy and Jonathan McKamy. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, January 1.