Ernest Lee Buddy Martin Obituary (1937 - 2018)

MADISON Ernest Lee "Buddy" Martin, 81, passed away, Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at Sandy Ridge Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Buddy was born May 9, 1937, in Stokes County, to the late Tommy and Nannie Lou Richardson Martin. He was retired from Neet-Feet Hosiery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Shreve Martin and a brother, Billy Martin. Survivors include two sons, Mike Martin (Sheryl) and Keith Martin (Norma); a daughter, Connie Martin; a brother, Joe Martin (Sandra); two sisters, Mary Sue Ferguson and Patsy Oakley (Andy); grandchildren, Grey and Michael Hughes, Christopher McCarty, David and Michael Tompkins, and Kevin and Josh Martin; and great-grandchildren, Matthew, Elizabeth, and Everly Tompkins, Zoey, Jenna, Maddox, and Nolan Martin, and Ava, Emma, and Noah Hughes. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel and other times at the residence. Memorials may be made to Sandy Ridge Presbyterian Church, C/o Kay Harris, 1095 Troy Brown Rd, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net.