Jack Freeman

Jack Huston Freeman, 84, of Martin, died Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. Funeral service was held at noon Monday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Bro. Danny Cash officiating. Burial followed in Hatler’s Chapel Cemetery. Jack attended Martin High School. He had a love for music and played the trumpet in the high school band. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy and had to leave due to a medical discharge so he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he met the love of his life and future wife, Edna. He was self-employed and retired as a masonry contractor after 42 years. He was a faithful member of the Martin Church of Christ. Jack is survived by his wife of 67 years, Edna Davis Freeman of Martin; and his daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Kay and Phillip Filtz of Martin. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleo and Bethel Crosser Freeman; one sister, Mary Lou Schrader; and two brothers, James Ralph Freeman and Gerald Ray Freeman. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.