John David “Bone” Martin, 73, of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at his home with family by his side.
Bone was born on June 24, 1947 in Atchison to Carolyn (Ehret) Webb. Bone graduated from Atchison High School, briefly attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence and an Aviation Electronics school in Kansas City. Bone worked as a technician for the Steinlite Labs Corporation in Atchison assembling dielectric grain moisture meters.
Bone was a true ‘Dead Head’ and loved the music by Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Bone’s passion was playing bass guitar in a local band, most recently in the DHB Project band. Other members of the band (Brad Jimenez, Scott Tacy, and Charles ‘Chuck’ Crossland) meant the world to Bone and he valued their friendship beyond words. Bone was also an avid golfer.
Bone and Anita Chambers were married in 1985 in Atchison. They later divorced.
Survivors include three daughters; Joey (Russell) Bullard, Amanda Chambers, and Heidi (Bryan) Killoren; ten grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; two brothers, Christopher Webb and James Webb, Jr.; sister, Deborah Scherer; an aunt, Jacqueline Thornton; cousins, Jann Boucher and her daughter, Taylor, and Lance Thornton.
Bone was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Robyn Levin.
Cremation is planned. Celebration of Life and inurnment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warrior in Action Foundation. Words of sympathy and remembrance may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com. The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
