Darrell Allen Martin
September 16, 1949 - July 23, 2013
Life Legacy
Darrell Allen Martin, 63, died July 23, 2013 at his home in Addison, IL. Darrell was born September 16, 1949 in Springfield VT, the son of Clifton C. and Kathelyn (Dutton) Martin, grandson of Derrick and Ruth (Williams) Dutton and Clifton O. and Annis (Laque) Martin.
Darrell graduated from Springfield High School in 1967. He attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL prior to serving 2 years with the US Army in Vietnam and then graduated in 1975. He retired from the Morey Corporation of Carol Stream, IL in 2010.
He is survived by his daughter Yavanna (Byron) Klappal, granddaughter Rebekah Nadine Klappal of Fort Wayne, IN and son Derrick Martin of Barrington, RI. Also surviving are his mother Kathelyn Dutton Martin of Commerce Township, MI, brother Curtis (Mary) of White Lake, MI, brother Bradley (Candice) of Wixom, MI and sister Anita (Richard) Jeffery of Murfreesboro, TN; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandparents and father Clifton C.
Darrell’s hobbies were participating in the French and Indian War re-enactments with The Massachusetts Provincial Battalion out of Houghton, MI and Genealogy; but his loves were being Rebekah’s Grandpa and the Fountain of Life Church where he worshiped the Lord Jesus, whom he loved.
A Memorial Service will be held Friday at 7PM at Fountain of Life Church, 2S361 Glen Park Rd, Lombard. The family will lay Darrell to rest at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Memorials to Rebekah's School Fund, 5918 Lois Lane, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804, are appreciated.