Thomas William Martin 1863 – 1939

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Sioux City Journal
9 March 1939

Thomas William Martin 1863 – 1939

Funeral services for Thomas William Martin, 75, who served under the flags of the United States and Great Britain during his early life, will be conducted at 9 a.m. Friday in the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Rev. Newman Flanagan will officiate, and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of the O’Toole-Gunn Funeral Home.

Members of the Blessed Sacrament confraternity will meet in the home 3060 Myrtle at 7:30 o’clock tonight to recite the rosary.

Mr. Martin died Wednesday afternoon in his home after a long illness. He had lived in Sioux city 54 years and operated the first automobile paint shop here.

Born September 28, 1863 in England, Mr. Martin served in a palace guard regiment during Queen Victoria’s reign. He came to the United States and directly to Sioux City when he was 21. Employed first as a painter in the Dineen wagon shop here, Mr. Martin later opened his own paint shop. He was married here in 1893.

He was a member of national guard company L here five years before serving in the 52nd regiment of the United States in the Spanish American War. He was a past commander of Maj. William A. Kirk Camp, U.S.W.V. and was a chapter member of Woodlawn Camp 2, W.O.W.

Mr. Martin is survived by his widow, Theresa, a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Schietzelt and son, Thomas Martin Jr., both of Sioux City; two sisters, Mrs. Zep Panplin and Miss Martin of London, England and five grandchildren.

Sioux City Journal
10 March 1939

Thomas W. Martin Died 1939

Funeral services for Thomas William Martin, 75, were conducted at 9 a.m. Friday in the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Rev. Newman Flanagan officiated, and burial was in Calvary Cemetery under direction of the O’Toole-Gunn Funeral Home. Mr. Martin died Wednesday afternoon in his home after a long illness. He had lived in Sioux City 54 years and operated the first automobile paint shop here.