Arrel Dwaine Martin, 88 of Loveland, Colorado passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 after a long and difficult battle with Parkinson’s disease. Services for Arrel will be at 11:00 AM Friday, June 3, 2016 in the chapel of Dorman Funeral Home with a committal service at Jett Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM on Friday, June 3, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home.
Arrel was born in Central, Arizona, a rural farming community made up of families who belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on Thursday, May 17, 1928 to the late Eliza Mae Allred and Clarence Martin. After graduating from Thatcher High School in Thatcher, Arizona, Arrel was called to the East Central States Mission, where he served honorably for 2 years. On his return trip from his mission, Arrel was visiting his sister in Orange, Texas where he met the love of his life, Alma Jean Reed. Arrel and Alma were married, for time and all eternity, October 3, 1950 in the Mesa Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Arrel, Sergeant 1st Class, served valiantly in Korea from 1951 – 1952 as an active member of the United States Army and served 5 years in the Air Force reserves.
Preceding Arrel in death are his parents, four brothers, and three sisters.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 66 years, Alma Martin; his sons, Arrel “Dwaine” Martin,II and his wife, Connie, Kendall Martin and his wife, Kim, and Gregory Martin; his daughter, Angela Cuff and her husband, Leon; his grandchildren, Trey Martin, Katie Martin, Deven Hinch and her husband, Jamie, Brandon Pickett, Scott Cluff, Trisha Lowderback and her husband, Kris, Brandon Cluff and his wife, Melissa, Nichole Martin, Colt Martin, Cassidy Martin, Gracie Martin, Sable Thompson and her husband, Timothy, Chelsea Martin and her husband, Patrick, and Becky Knoblock and her husband, Glenn; and his great-grandchildren, Paisley, Everleigh, Alec, Laiden, Kanon, Brenna, Brody, Isaac, Zachary, Seth, Alyssa, Aidan, Analise, Rider, Jasper, and Sara.
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