Charles Edwin Martin

June 23, 1935 – January 13, 2021

Charles Edwin Martin passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the age of 85.

Charles was born on June 23, 1935 to the late Edward Martin, Jr., and Hazel Reed Martin in Acadia

Parish, Crowley, Louisiana. He was the only child.

Charles was preceded in death by a son who died in infancy in 1964.

Callie Ann Attales Martin, his wife, passed away one day after Charles.

Charles is survived by his daughters Diana Sue Martin and Kathryn Elizabeth Martin McCallum, both of

Houston, Texas, and his four grandchildren: Leah Celeste Crochet, Joshua Charles Crochet, Sara Anne

McCallum and Katie Carol McCallum.

Charles graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Ville Platte, Louisiana in 1953 where he played

football and boxed.

On April 16, 1955, Charles married Callie Ann Attales of Ville Platte, Louisiana.

A U.S. veteran, Charles enlisted in the Army in 1954 and served his country overseas in Taiwan where he

was in radio communications. He remained in the Army reserves until 1962. Charles continued his

interest in radio communications and held an amateur radio license.

Charles achieved a Bachelor of Science in Education at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal

and Technical Learning at Lafayette, Louisiana in 1960 and a Master of Education at the University of

Southwestern Louisiana, now called University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in 1963.

Charles taught science and math at Rayne High School in Rayne, Louisiana while finishing his education.

In 1963 Charles and Callie moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where they lived and worked 34 years.

In 1972, he received honors with the Mother of Mercy Council of the Knights of Columbus at Baton

Rouge, Louisiana.

Charles retired as Assistant to the Plant Manager at Ciba-Geigy Corporation, now Syngenta, at Saint

Gabriel, Louisiana in 1997.

Upon retiring, Charles and Callie relocated to Houston, Texas to be closer to their daughters and

grandchildren.

Charles appreciated the glory of nature and spent many hours fishing and birding. History of the French

Acadians in Louisiana was also important to him, and he left a detailed family tree. An exceptional

communicator, he shared this love with his children and grandchildren.

He died at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy, Texas of complications from COVID-19.

Throughout his life, Charles unfailingly treated others with care and compassion. He will be warmly

remembered for his great sense of humor, interesting conversation and welcoming disposition.

Charles and Callie will be interred at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas and were members of

Saint John Vianney Catholic Community.