Dr. Roy James Martin

July 30, 1933 - January 12, 2019

Dr. Roy James Martin, 85, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at his home. The funeral service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home with Dr. Dwight Pearson officiating. Burial will follow at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Hickory Grove, SC. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 – 7:00 PM at Barron Funeral Home. Mr. Martin enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Hickory Grove High School. After graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy in 1958, “Dr. Roy’s” career as a pharmacist began at Stanley Drug in Charlotte, NC. He was pharmacist and co-owner of City Drug in Chester from 1965 until 2000, and worked at the Bi-Lo Pharmacy in Chester until his retirement in 2003. He loved picking the banjo, listening to Bluegrass music, and playing the stock market. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sara Traylor Martin; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Danny Mitchell of Hickory Grove; two grandsons, Wes Mitchell of Columbia, SC and Will Mitchell, of Belleville, Michigan and one sister Vernie Cannon of Rock Hill, SC. Mr. Martin was the son of the late Boyd and Zula Martin of Hickory Grove, SC. The family would like to thank Marjorie Evans, Dorothy Hull, Tamara Johnson and all the caregivers who helped the family take care of Mr. Roy. Memorials may be made to Providence Hospice Care of York, 1736 Old York Road, York, SC 29745 or The Gideon’s International, PO Box 1014, Chester, SC 29706.