Kendrick resident Martin Reed Robertson died Wednesday in Chandler. He was 79.

Mr. Robertson was born April 13, 1919, in Porum to Thomas A. and Pearl Davis Robertson.

He was a World War II veteran in the U. S. Navy.

He retired from the Department of Labor as a mine inspector and had been a resident of Kendrick since 1980.

Survivors include his sons, Charles Robertson, Inola; George Robertson, Wellington, Kansas; Ronald Robertson, Salisbury, North Carolina; Martin Robertson II, Kendrick; brothers, Tommy Robertson, Wichita, Kansas; Jim Robertson, Owasso; sisters, Gladys Loghry and Sue Fair, both of Wichita, Kansas; Melva Robertson, Bartlesville; and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel, Stroud, with the Rev. Darrell Robinson officiating.

Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Mount Washington Cemetery, Lenapah, Oklahoma.

Published September 17, 1998.