Mr. Eric Martin of Temperanceville

Raymond Eric Martin, 53, of Temperanceville, passed away on September 30, 2021.

Born on February 24, 1968 in Nassawadox, he was the son of Annette Linton Martin and the late Raymond Curtis Martin. Eric was a waterman and his passion in life was music. He enjoyed playing the guitar and singing, and was a former member of the Chesapeake Band and the Great Water Band.

Other than his Mother, Eric is survived by a daughter, Lauren Martin and her mother, Amy Martin; a brother, Brandon Curtis Martin (Julie) of Mears; his grandmother, Kathleen Linton; his girlfriend, Donna Calaway and her mother, Becky Catrell; a brother-in-law, Johnny Catrell; his foster children, Julie Wolfe and William Finch; numerous cousins; and a special little girl named Starlet, who called him “PopPops”.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00PM from the Thornton Funeral Home in Parksley with Pastor Bobby Parks officiating. Interment will follow in the John W. Taylor Cemetery in Temperanceville.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Saxis Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 98, Saxis, VA 23427.

Arrangements are by the Thornton Funeral Home in Parksley, VA.

To sign the guest book online, visit: www.thorntonfuneralhome.net.

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