Roy Preston Martin

Reverend Roy Preston Martin, 81, a resident of Georgetown, TN, went to be with the Lord July 28, 2011. Roy served dutifully in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was a retiree from General Motors of Brook Park, OH. Roy was a faithful minister in the Church of God of Prophecy since 1969. He pastored several churches in Ohio and Tennessee. He resided in Georgetown since 1984. Roy was a loving husband, father and pawpaw. He will be sadly missed by all those who loved him. He was preceded in death by one son, R. C. Martin; brothers, Hank, Johnny, Edgar Lee, Leonard and Howard; sisters, Thelma (Sis) Hamilton, Pat Ponton and Alice Elrod. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Inez Martin; daughters, Cathy (Ken) Hargis of Mansfield, OH and Laura (Clayton) Smith of Pikeville, TN; son, Kevin (Vicki) Martin of Birchwood, TN; grandchildren; Cayla Hargis of Mansfield, OH, Emilee Smith of Pikeville, TN, Preston Martin of Birchwood, TN, and Samantha Martin of Ohio; great grandson, Tyson Boley of Ohio; sisters, Gladys McDougal and Verlie Jones, both of Ohio, and Ethel Persinger of West Virginia; and very special nieces and nephews, as well as a host of friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Grissom Funeral Home with Revs. Richard Martin, Kenneth Nope and Ken Norris officiating. Interment will follow in McInturff Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. The family requests that memorials be made to the Gideon Memorial Bible Fund. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.grissomfh.net.