MARTIN, Hamilton
Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1961
Hamilton Martin, 93, a life resident of Wabash Township and the Covington Community died a: 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, (Feb. 1, 1961) in the Small Nursing Home in Waynetown where he had been a patient since Jan. 9.
Born Jan. 1, 1868, in Wabash Township, he was the son of Jesse and Tabitha Kerns Martin. He was married Feb. 25, 1912, to Iva Rhodes, who preceded him in death on June 8, 1945. He was the last member of a family of 15 children. He had been a farmer, retiring in 1945 and moving to Covington.
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. Alice Brandenburg, Mrs. Bessie Keller and Mrs. Malissa Smail, all of Covington; and four nephews, Charles of Perrysville, James of Blackwell, Okla., Sam of Covington and Joe of Sarasota, Fla.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home. The Rev. Glenn Ray officiated with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. - jz