Alfred Carroll Martin, Sr., 74, of Maury Place, Appomattox, died Monday, December 6, 2010, at his residence. He was the husband of Connie Oglesby Martin.

Born in Appomattox County, Virginia, on August 9, 1936, he was a son of the late Lillian Drinkard and Maury Gibbs Martin, Sr. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Chestnut Mountain Hunt Club, served in the US Army, and was a retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry.

He is survived by two sons, Michael Stoner Martin and his fiancé, Chastidy of Spout Spring and Edward Gibbs Martin and his wife, Joanne of Gladstone; one brother, M.G. Martin (Dick), Jr. and his wife, Lelia of Appomattox; three sisters, Mrs. Larry (Alice) Yeatts of Crewe, Mrs. Larry (Barbara) Whitehead of Pamplin, and Mrs. Franklin (Geraldine) Metz of Concord; three grandchildren, Jonathan Taylor Martin, Megan Elizabeth Martin, and Matthew Gibbs Martin; three he thought of as grandchildren, Phillip Gray, Austin Durrett, and Casey Durrett; daughter-in-law, Connie Martin Williams, his mother-in-law, Willie W. Oglesby, and a special friend and caregiver, Denise Ferguson.

He was preceded in death by one son, Alfred Carroll (A.C.) Martin, Jr. and a sister, Evelyn Martin Moore.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 9, 2010, in Trinity United Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert Thorne. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home Wednesday, December 8, 2010, from 7-8:30 p.m.

Those wishing to make memorials please consider Hospice of the Hills, 2097 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501 or Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 522, Concord, VA 24538.