Dorothy Martin Obituary

Dorothy P. Martin, 89, E. Cedar St., Jefferson, died Monday evening at the Jefferson Medical Associates (Jefferson Geriatric Center) where she has resided the past five months.

She was born August 22, 1914 in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Paul R. ( Alice (Iacassin) Martin and has been a Jefferson resident most of her life. She was a 1932 graduate of Jefferson High School. Miss Martin was the owner and operator of the Jordon Store in Jefferson for 30 years, retiring in 1989. She is a member of the Jefferson United Methodist Church, was a painter and artist, loved flower gardening, walking and her cat.

Survivors include six sisters and brothers, Frances Holzheimer of W. Palm Beach, Fla., Mildred Irby of Jefferson, June Martin of Lakewood, John Martin of Bellevue, Neb., Dewayne Martin of Hamden Twp. & James Martin of Wheaton, Ill. & several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, Edna Mae Martin, Eleanor Corbett, Marianne Schlaich and Jean Childs and a brother, George Martin.