Rev. Martin N. Crockett Sr.

September 26, 1929 - January 9, 2016

Rev. Martin Crockett Sr. was born September 26, 1929 in Springfield, Tennessee to Martin Franklin Crockett and Hiawatha (Scott) Crockett. He graduated from Bransford High School. He attended Tennessee State University where he met his wife, Ruby, and married in 1965. He later earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lambuth College and a Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 and served throughout Europe during the Korean Conflict until 1954. He was raised in the church at an early age, and answered the call to ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. He served as pastor at several churches throughout West and Middle Tennessee. He was active on several committees including the Archives and History Committee and Black Methodists for Church Renewal. After his retirement, he served as Chaplain at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He is survived by wife Ruby (Halton) Crockett, sons Martin Crockett Jr of Plano, Texas, Charles Steven Crockett of Creedmoor, North Carolina, grandson Michael Crockett of Jackson, Tennessee, granddaughter Angel Crockett of Los Angeles, California, sister-in-law Edna Jackson, and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his daughter Camille Shayla Crockett in 1975 and sister, Annie Pearl Stone in 2015.