Title	Mr.
Last Name	Martin
First Name	Charles
Middle Name	R.
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Place of Birth	Madelin, NY
Date of Birth
Place of Death	Dexter,ME
Date of Death
Publication	Bangor Daily
Obituary	Charles R. Martin Dexter Resident Noted as Grower of Tuber Unit Potatoes (special to The Bangor Daily News) DEXTER, Oct. 3-Charles R. Martin, extensive grower of tuber unit potatoes, and a former mem- ber of the State Legislature, oc- curred Friday night at his home on Spring street, after a few months' illness. Mr. Martin was born in Madelin, N. Y., and had been a resident ef Dexter for 50 years, at one time an employee of the Dumbarton Woole Company. He began as a tuber unit potato grower with his son, Stanley Martin in 1922, raising po- tatoes, on a large scale and soon found themselves one of the largest growers in the world of their prod- uct. Mr. Martin served as a member of the board of selectmen for three years, the Legislature two years. He was a member of the Dexter Grange, Plymouth lodge of Odd Fellows, and a valued member of the Townsend club. He is survived by his wife, Frankie Stuart Martin; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys McCormick of Lynn, Mass., and a son, Stanley Martin of Dexter; a sister, Mrs. Mary Merrill, and two brothers, E. H. Martin and Will Martin, all of Dexter. The funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at two o'clock.