MR. JOSH MARTIN, JR., 70, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Saluda Nursing Center in Saluda, South Carolina.
Mr. Josh Martin, Jr.
Born in Saluda County, South Carolina on March 1, 1950, he was the son of the late Annell Gortman and the late Josh Martin, Sr. He attended Lexington County schools and was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.
Josh was employed by the Town of Batesburg-Leesville for 40 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Louise Martin; two daughters, Elvina James and Mary Alice Adams; two grandsons, Jonathan Sulton and Jessie James; two brothers, Rosell Martin and Jimmie Marshall; four sisters, Rose Virginia Gantt, Annie Ruth Hill, Ann Wallace and Betty Jean Gunter.
Those left to cherish his memories include: his daughter – Maconya Kinard (Willie Brown) of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; one son – LaQuarius Brannon of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; one aunt – Fannie Mae Martin; one sister – Rhonda (Jabbar) Simpkins of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; one brother – John Arthur Langford of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; two grandsons – Marcus Smith and Rashard Lee, both of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and many sorrowing friends.
Services handled by Amos & Sons Funeral Home of Batesburg-Leesville