The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 10, 1997              TAG: 9701100443
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                      LENGTH:   17 lines

WILLIAM J. MARTIN

William J. Martin, 62, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996, in Riverside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Martin was a native of Springfield, Mass., and was a Peninsula resident for the past 10 years.

Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Mari Lou Martin; his parents, James and Kathleen Martin of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two brothers, Paul Martin of Los Angeles and James Martin Jr. of Phoenix.

A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday by William Coleman at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 41st Street, Newport News. Weymouth Funeral Home is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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