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Note: In February, 1959, Bob and his sister, Patricia, moved from Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia to Alliance, Stark County, Ohio to reside with their maternal grandmother, Effie (Logan) Eblin Kessinger Eakins, and her husband, Chalmer Jennings Eakins.
Bob is 5'10" tall and has hazel eyes. He graduated from Marlington High School in Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio in 1964 and completed one year of college at Kent State University in 1972. He has completed special courses in welding and pipefitting and in hydraulics, electrical, and mechanical maintenance.
Bob began working for The Timken Company in June, 1964 as an apprentice machinist, became a journeyman machinist in April 1968, and then held various positions in Human Resources and Communications until his retirement in 2002.
After his retirment from The Timken Company, he embarked on a second career as an adjunct instructor at Stark State College in North Canton, Stark County, Ohio.
Bob's obituary, published at Cassady-Turkle-Christian Funeral & Cremation Service (Alliance, Stark County, Ohio) on 11 January 2019, is as follows:
"Robert A. Martin, age 72, of Alliance, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019, at Woodlawn Compassionate Care Center after a long illness.
Robert was born in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, February 13, 1946, the son of Osby and Leona (Eblin) Martin.
He graduated from Marlington High School in 1964 and started his career at the Timken Company a week after he graduated from high school. He entered a 4-year machinist apprentice program and not long after completion of his apprenticeship, accepted a salary position in the suggestion/recreation department. He also attended Kent State University. He was responsible for the evaluation of employee suggestions, Corporate Cup, 11 floats for the Hall of Fame Parade, and employee award recognition and budgeting. He retired from Timken after 38 years. In the fall of 2001[sic], Bob began his second career as an adjunct instructor at Stark State College School of Industrial Technology where he taught until the spring of 2014.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah (Carr) Martin, whom he married September 5, 1987; son, Steven (Susan Shanklin) Martin of Alliance; daughter, Stephanie (Christian) Shively of North Canton; mother of Steven and Stephanie, Marikay (Hagan) Martin Colbert; sister, Patricia Martin of Henderson, Nevada; brother, Adam Martin of Middleport; stepsister, Linda Kelton (Robert) Jones; and three grandchildren, Samantha Martin, Bradyn Shively and Maya Shively.
Besides his parents and his stepmother, Mary (Kelton) Martin, he was preceded in death by his special grandmother, Effie (Logan) Eakins and step grandfather, Chalmer Jennings Eakins; stepbrother, Frank Kelton; and brothers-in-law, Chuck Hagan and Tom Hagan.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2019, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1200 S. Union Ave., Alliance with Rev. Jerome Colegrove officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance and also at 10 a.m., Monday, prior to the service at the church. Entombment will take place at Highland Memorial Park in Beloit.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude�s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142 Memphis, Tennessee 38148-0142, or to Trinity Episcopal Church 1200 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601."
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