The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-06
MARTIN FUNERAL
SERVICES TODAY
Last Tribute IL Paid by Friends and
Lodge Members Of Popular Keo-
kuk Man Who Died in San
Antonio.
|EIKs CONDUCT SERVICE
Tribute is Paid by John e. Craig Who
Read EIks' Ritual and Included
Euloay Of
Friend

ing at $3.50 o'clock from the residence
of MIR. and Mrs. Robert Martin, 42S
Bank street, with the Rev. William
IS. D. Lamont officiating. Interment
was in the family lot in Oakland
cemetery, with these men as pail
bearers: John l. Ward, L. ]. Wolf,
c. S. Abel, S. Leroy Walsh, Fred ].
Kiess. d. ]. Hemmy, W. j. Wieseman
and Robert T. Morris of San Antonio,
Texas.
The Elks lodge conducted the serv-
ices at the cemetery with Walter j.
/ Wiesemann, exalted ruder, officiating.
Judge John E. Craig read the eulogy
including in it a tribute written by a
friend of the deceased in San Antonio.
1 The death of Mr.. Martin which
occurred near San Antonio last Sat
urday night was mourned in that city
as well as in Keokuk, his many
friends in both places having only
words of highest praise for the man
whom they all loved. In speaking Of
Mr.. Martins death, Robert T. Morris
of San Antonio, who was connected
in business with Mr.. Martin and who
accompanied the body back to this
city, said, Everyone loved Joe and
! he made friends wherever he went.
| I've never known the brokers and
wholesale grocers in San Antonio to
express such sincere regret over any
| travelling mans death as they did for
Mr.. Martin"
Joseph Martin was considered the
most popular travelling man in the
state of Texas, and he was popular
with his customers in the business
world and also in his social life, being
a member Of various clubs in the
icity of San Antonio. He was known
iamong his friends there as the man
with a smile" and the same ability
which he possessed as an entertainer
and his genial ways with people with
whom he came in contact everywhere
made him always welcome and al.
ways beloved wherever he went.
Manager Of Company.
At the time of his death, Mr.. Mar
tin was manager Of the Mart Ebling
Sales Co., at San Antonio. Previous
to this, he was district sales manager
quarters at Dallas, Texas. He had
been in San Antonio FOR three years.
Mr.. Martins death was caused by
dill dLlttXh VI dCulC uluiSeotfoA. Liz
had been subject to stomach trouble
since he recovered from the influenza
which he had contracted during the
winter. Mr.. Martins health had been
improving steadily during the last
two months and his death was wholly
unexpected. Saturday evening he had
gone with some friends to summer
resort thirty miles from San Antonio
on a swimming party. After the
swim, Mr. Martin with his companions
ate light lunch and shortly after
wards became victim to acute in
digestion from which he died in
short time. The body accompanied
by Robert T. Morris arrived in Keo-
kuk Wednesday night and the funeral
services and interment were held to-
day.
w. J. Martin Of Philadelphia, a
brother of the deceased, and Mrs. w
J. Martin and child came to Keokuk
to attend the brothers funeral. MISS
Irene Martin, a sister, from Chicago.
was also in the city for the funeral.
Mr.. Martin is survived by another
sister, Mrs. McMann, of Hattiesburg,
Miss. besides his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Martin. Of this city,
with whom Joseph Martin made his
home for so many years.
The funeral this morning was
largely attended and the friends of
the deceased paid their last tribute
to him today with the beautiful floral
offerings and the impressive cere-
monies which were observed.