Ray Martin

W. Ray Martin of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

He was born November 15, 1934 in Red Level, AL; he came to the area in the 1940's from Alabama. He was a retired citrus groves supervisor for Haines City Citrus Growers, but also worked for Alcoma and Highland Park, and was a veteran, serving in the National Guard. He enjoyed fishing, camping and family times.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Martin; daughter, Debi Summerlin (Pete) of Frostproof; step-daughters, Jacqueline Boyd (Steve) of Branford, Kathy Luecke of Winter Haven and Toni Durbin (Dennis) of Lake Wales; son, Rick Martin (Paula) of Lake Wales; step-son, Tim Zeigler of Ocala; sisters, Kathy Tucker of Daytona, Lesse White of Melbourne, Jo Ellen of Orlando and Marty Pateh of Lake Wales; brothers, Larry Martin of Melbourne, Robert Martin of Alabama and John Martin of California; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was be held from 1:00 PM until service time at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 02, 2010 at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Boyd officiating.

To view the webcast of his service, click the link below:
http://webcasts.lifetributes.com/129735