Dick & L-Louise Martin

Dick & L-Louise Martin - Faithful Servants

We present to you Dick and L-Louise Martin. They are two people who loved each other and cared for one another in many sacrificial ways. This web page gives a very brief snapshot of a few events in their lives.

The sections of this web-page are:
• HOME - An explanation of this web site
• DICK a the funeral bulletin and a recording of the funeral service
• L-LOUISE a enjoy a recital given by L-Louise Herman & Delight Hill in 1967 at Houghton College
• DICK'S MUSIC a selections featuring Dick while a music director at Johnson City Alliance Church in Johnson City, TN

Dick

OBITUARY of RICHARD RAY MARTIN

Richard Ray Martin, 74, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at home in Leola, PA

Born in East Earl, PA, to the late Clarence Paul and Edna (Hollinger) Martin, he graduated from Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA, in 1963; attended Goshen College, Goshen, IN; earned a B.A. degree from Houghton College, Houghton, NY, in 1967; pursued graduate work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, and Columbia International University, Columbia, SC, and was a student at Moody Aviation in Elizabethton, TN, a department of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.A By the end of his 31-year teaching endeavor at Moody Aviation, he had become a professor and Coordinator of the Airframe Department, training students for missionary aviation.A Upon retirement, he returned to Lancaster County, PA, and worked for the local Amish in a variety of tasks. He also continued to pursue his Shaklee business.

Dick, a long-time, active member of Johnson City Alliance Church in Johnson City, TN, served as music director and deacon.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, L-Louise Sarah (Herman) Martin; a brother, Lester Eugene married to Arlene (Horning) Martin; three sisters: Pauline Dorothy, wife of the late James Witwer Burkholder; Elva Mae married to Robert Newswanger and Arlene Ruth (wife of the late Glenn Eugene Hurst), married to Melvin Groff Peifer, plus many nieces and nephews.A A memorial service was held at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 3, 2018, at the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 276 W. Main St, New Holland, PA 17557. His internment is in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Global Disciples, 315 W. James St, Lancaster, PA 17603, https://globaldisciples.org/ or JAARS, (aviation department of Wycliffe Bible Translators), P. O. Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173, https://www.jaars.org/.

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As a tribute to our Amish friends, Dick was laid to rest in a traditional Amish casket, made by a local Amish craftsman. We thank our Amish friends for employment and their many kindnesses to us.

Facts of Interest about Dick

• He was reared on the family dairy farm, being the third generation to raise tobacco and milk the cows. He began driving at the early age of seven, thanks to farm tractors with steering wheels that were taller than he! He invited the Lord into his life one evening, out by the barn, after attending a service at Bowman Park Camp.
• He loved sports throughout his life, his favorite was baseball and the Phillies his team; football and basketball followed close behind; played soccer in high school and often with his Moody students (shoes still in his closet!). The distant sound of NASCAR racing on the Bristol, TN, raceway, heard from their Tennessee home, never went unnoticed.
• He was involved in FFA and 4-H in high school, came home with many ribbons and raised a prize-winning steer.

• Though he was without formal training in music/voice, he sang many solos; duets with his wife; in high school and college choirs, professional groups, quartets (his favorite) and a variety of other musical groups. He directed some of those groups including church choirs and the Moody Heirmen.

• He enjoyed cats and photography (taking pictures was both a personal hobby and for Amish businesses).

• He was an avid car lover and his first auto rebuild project was a Volvo 544. He did auto refinishing, and while at Moody Aviation, designed and painted (painting was his passion) many aircraft while training students. Some of those planes were used in mission work all over the world.

• He was extremely handy with his hands (mechanically and structurally) designing, creating, building (even snow sculptures), repairing, drawing and painting. While at Moody, he uniquely designed and, along with his students, built a highly valued trailer for transporting crashed aircraft.

• He received honors and awards for many activities in his lifetime: raising animals, rebuilding and painting cars and aircraft, musical pursuits and in Shaklee.

• He attended market, sold cheese, took photos, designed labels, printed orders, provided transportation and much more for the local Amish.

• He dedicated the majority of his married years to selflessly, tirelessly and patiently caring for his wife (home-bound most of those years).

• He was a person naturally inclined to helping others in any way possible. Many a person can attest to the helping hand he never hesitated to extend. aWell done, thou good and faithful servant.a (Matthew 25:21 KJV)

Click below to hear the service


The bulletin for the funeral. Click to enlarge and to see the inside pages.

The Display Board, put up during the funeral service, shows some random photos of Dick. The slideshow below will show many of those photos plus others to give you a glimpse into Dick's life.
Click to begin the slideshow to see the pictures.

L-Louise

In every way possible, L-Louise stood behind Dick in his endeavors, encouraging him and praying fervently for him. It was her desire for the Lord to be glorified and the Gospel to be spread through his works.

Among other talents, L-Louise had been an accomplished organist and used that gift to help others worship the Lord Jesus. In 1967, during her senior year at Houghton College, she and fellow student, Delight Hill, gave a piano-organ recital. (That Recital was put on a cassette tape and has now been digitized to play here on this web page. It is hoped that it will be a blessing to those who hear it.)

Click below to hear the Recital


The program for the Recital.
Click to enlarge and to see
the inside pages and other Recital photos.

Dick's Music

While Dick was a teacher at Moody Aviation in Elizabethton, TN, an opportunity arose, when a new church was started in Johnson City, for him to become the volunteer Music Director of the church. He accepted that position and served in it for over 25 years.

Several members of the congregation wanted to participate in an adult choir. Dick was the director of that choir. This page is a small selection of choral music sung at the Johnson City Alliance Church featuring Dick as a solo or as part of a choir or quartet.

Even Now, Lord

There's a New Song in my Heart

The Harvest

Now I Belong to Jesus

The Haven of Rest

Jesus, He Is The Son Of God

Thank You

His Name Is Wonderful

Yesterday, Today, Forever

Closer than a Brother

Softly and Tenderly

The Breaking of the Bread

Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts