MARION — Mr. Billy Junior Martin, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence after an illness. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in Rose Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Hamilton Morgan officiation. The services will be directed by Smith-Collins Funeral Home. Mr. Martin was born March 30, 1926, in Marion County, a son of the late William and Pet Allen Lewis Martin. He retired from Atlantic Coast Railroad and was a member of Pee Dee Southern Methodist Church. Surviving Mr. Martin are a son, Keith Martin and his wife, Jo, of Rocky Mount, N.C.; two granddaughters, Brandy Ward and her husband, Eric, and Kelly Farenga and her husband, Mike, all of Rocky Mount, N.C.; a great-granddaughter, Allison Ward of Rocky Mount, N.C.; a special niece, Frances Sawyer of Marion; a special nephew, Carroll Turner of Marion; and several other nieces and nephews. Mr. Martin was predeceased by four sisters, Minnie Martin, Eva Turner, Sadie Johnson and Bell Richardson; and four brothers, Archie Martin, Leo Martin, Joe Martin and Johnny Martin. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery prior to the service.