David Nathaniel Martin

Mr. David Nathaniel Martin, 60, of Kannapolis, died Monday, August 6, 2007, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, August 10, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Landis. Rev. Jarrod Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mr. Martin was born March 4, 1947 at Fort Bragg, NC. He was the son of the late Earl Nathaniel Martin and Mary Lou Herman Martin. He was the owner and operator of Martin's Floor Covering. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he sang in the choir and was currently serving on the church council and former Chairman of the Building Team. He was a part of the South Rowan football chain crew for over 30 years. David was instrumental in getting a new organ installed at Trinity by having fish fries to raise funds. He put a lot of time, effort and heart into his fish fries to help Trinity, as well as, the youth group of Trinity. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Glenda Roberts Martin; daughter, Kelly Lawrence husband Clay of Sisseton, SD; two sons, Nathan Martin wife Cindy of Salisbury and ENS Jonathan Martin, USN wife April of Kannapolis; eight grandchildren, Robert, Curtis and Beth Ann Martin, Reese, Henry, Kacie, and Kayle Lawrence and Kate Martin who will be joining us soon. He is also survived by his father and mother-in-law, Bo and Margaret Roberts, who were his second parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 108 W. Rice Street, Landis, NC 28088. The family requests that if David had done work for you, please send a picture by email to Kelly at redmartin2002@msn.com . If you have a printed picture, please mail it to Kelly at 715 3rd Avenue East, Sisseton, SD 57262 or to Glenda c/o Trinity Lutheran Church, 108 W. Rice Street, Landis, NC 28088.