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Martin, Jason Elwood (1951-1971)
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| + | Harrisonburg, Va. — Jason Elwood Martin, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Martin of rural Harrisonburg and a junior business major at Eastern Mennonite College, died instantly in a highway accident in Maryland. |
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| + | A Maryland State Police officer reported that the youth apparently went to sleep at the wheel of his auto, which left the highway and struck the abutment of a bridge which spans the Potomac River a short distance from the Maryland-West Virginia line. |
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| + | The young man was a 1969 graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School and had been employed at Shenandoah Manufacturing Co., Inc. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where the funeral was conducted on July 22. |
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| + | Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother, Daniel Harold, in service in Haiti, and grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. Irvin C. Risser of Harrisonburg and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Martin of Maugansville, Md. |
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Revision as of 15:15, 28 February 2023
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Jul 29 p. 7
Birth date: 1952
text of obituary:
EMC Student Killed In Highway Accident
Harrisonburg, Va. — Jason Elwood Martin, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Martin of rural Harrisonburg and a junior business major at Eastern Mennonite College, died instantly in a highway accident in Maryland.
A Maryland State Police officer reported that the youth apparently went to sleep at the wheel of his auto, which left the highway and struck the abutment of a bridge which spans the Potomac River a short distance from the Maryland-West Virginia line.
The young man was a 1969 graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School and had been employed at Shenandoah Manufacturing Co., Inc. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where the funeral was conducted on July 22.
Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother, Daniel Harold, in service in Haiti, and grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. Irvin C. Risser of Harrisonburg and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Martin of Maugansville, Md.
