ROACHELL MARTIN JR.

Roachell Martin Jr. went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Lexington Medical Center, Columbia. He was born on Feb. 9, 1940, to the late Roachell Martin Sr. and Amelia Dubose Martin. He was married to the late Ella Mae Bradford-Martin for 60 years.
“Junior,” as he was affectionately called, was raised in a Christian home. He was a lifelong member of Mt. Olive AME Church in Woodrow, where he served as a steward, class leader, usher and a member of the finance committee. He was a life member of Gum Spring Lodge # 458, Prince Hall Affiliated, Bishopville.
Junior leaves to cherish precious memories: three daughters, Francena Spann and Roberta Martin, of Sumter, and Dorothy Martin of the home; two sons, Roachell Martin and Timothy Martin of the home; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Samuel Martin Sr., Raymond Martin and William Martin, all of Sumter, and James Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; two sisters, Ada Brunson of Sumter and Geneva Sexton of Charlotte, North Carolina; two brothers-in-law, Warren (Dorothy) Bradford of Sumter and Samuel (Stephanie) Bradford of Charlotte, North Carolina; three sisters-in-law, Sadie Bradford and Carolyn Mickens, both of Sumter, and Willie Mae Martin of Rembert; extended family, James and Katie Mahoney of Sumter, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, Woodrow, with the Rev. Dr. R.L. Brown, pastor, and the Rev. Jacob McLeod, pastor of New Hope United Methodist Church, McBee, eulogist.
Burial will follow in the Colclough Cemetery, Dubose Siding Road, Sumter.
The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 635 Hatfield Road, Dalzell.
Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.
Online messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.