Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 706 Xaiver St. in Fort Smith. Arrangements are under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.
He is survived by his wife, Anna; two step-sons, Timothy Cole of Van Buren and Michael Cole of Durham, North Carolina; five sisters, Dominga Martinez of Dallas, TX, Maria Canuta Herrera of San Rafael, CA, Emilia Martinez, Susana Martinez and Librada Martinez all of Chihuahua, Mexico; two brothers, Venustiano Martinez and Gabriel Martinez both of Chihuahua, Mexico; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.