Anderson, SC - Corporal Williams Edward Martin, 28, husband of Morgan Johnson Martin, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015.
Born February 8, 1987 in Anderson, he was a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School. Will was deployed and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was the service manager with STEC, Inc. Will served on the Board of New Foundations Home for Children and was an active member of the Electric City Young Marines. He was also an active member of Concord Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Morgan J. Martin; daughter, Baylor Evans Martin; mother, Amy L. Martin of Anderson; father, Edward “Eddie” Martin of Charleston; sisters, Blair Elizabeth Martin of Charlotte, NC and Erin Alexandra Martin of Charleston; maternal grandparents, Gary A. and Lillian Lawrence of Clover; father and mother-in-law, Chet and Cindy Johnson of Anderson, and sister-in-law, Layne Evans Johnson of Greenville.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Stokes and Sara Martin and a cousin, Michael Stokes Martin.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Concord Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Don Cox. Burial will follow in M.J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery with Full Military Honors conducted by the Upstate Marines Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Concord Baptist Church. The family is at the home of his mother, 715 Marshall Avenue, Anderson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Home for Children, 110 Calvary Home Circle, Anderson, SC 29621; Electric City Young Marines, 127 Newington Circle, Anderson, SC 29621; New Foundations Home for Children, 2300 Standridge Road, Anderson, SC 29625; or Concord Baptist Church, 1012 Concord Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
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