Robert Stanley Martin

Robert Stanley Martin, 60, of Gravette passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, following an extended battle with lung disease. He was born Aug. 30, 1954, in Gravette, the youngest of three children, to the late Stanley Nelson Martin and Margarett Maxine Ramey Martin. He was a lifelong resident of the Gravette area who attended Gravette Schools and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Hiwasse. He was a carpenter who remodeled and built many homes in the area. When people wanted something done, they said, "Robert can do it." And he did. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Maxine Martin. Survivors include his daughter, Diana Blake and husband, Mike, of Springdale; two sons, Robert Scott Martin and fiance, Denise Vanover, of Claremore, Okla., and Robert Kenneth Wilson and wife, Tabitha, of Denison, Texas; his brother, James Martin and wife, Joyce, of Gravette; his sister, Margaret Martin of Gravette; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews; and many, many friends. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Callison-Lough Funeral Home in Bentonville. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Hiwasse, with interment to follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Callison-Lough Funeral Home in Bentonville. Condolences may be expressed at www.CallisonLough.com. Memorials may be made to the Mount Pleasant Church Sign Fund in care of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 106 Nelson Park Road, Gravette, AR 72736.