Martin, Dwight 1894-1919

MARTIN, ROBINSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann (email)
Date: 2/22/2006 at 19:59:20

Source: LeMars Sentinel
Dated 15 JUL 1919

WESTFIELD: (Special Correspondence)
Dwight Martin, the only son of Mrs. Emma Martin, died very suddenly and
unexpectedly on Monday night at quarter to twelve, of apoplexy. He was
plowing corn all day and was in his usual good health, seemingly, and did
his chores and milked the cows after supper, retiring about 11 o'clock.
Half an hour later his wife heard him groan and she tried to revive him but
in vain, and seeing her efforts useless, ran to a nearby neighbor to have
them call a doctor. She was gone only a few minutes, but when she returned
her husband was dead. It is thought that a ventricle of the heart had burst,
sending a rush of blood to his head, causing apoplexy and almost instant
death. Only five weeks ago his mother died and he, seemingly the healthiest
member of the family, followed her. Dwight Martin was born on the old farm
joining Westfield on November 5, 1894, and died June 30, 1919, being 24
years, 7 months and 25 days old at the time of his death. On May 15, 1916,
he was married to Miss Ethel Robinson at Winnebago, Neb., and to this union
one daughter, Marjorie, a year and half old was born. The sadly bereaved
wife and baby daughter and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Dean and Miss Auriel
Martin, and many other relatives and friends survive him.
Life is indeed uncertain for he was in perfect health and last Thursday we laid him to rest at Akron. Funeral services were held in Westfield Congregational church, of which he was a member, where a large number of relatives and friends congregated to pay their last said respects to a fine young man so suddenly, so ruthlessly taken away. The sadly bereaved ones have the sympathies of the entire community in their great loss.