Mr. Terry Hugh Martin, better known as Hugh, age 65, of Brilliant passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Hugh was born in Haleyville, Alabama on May 23,1957 to Buster and Wynell Berryhill Martin. He was a member of the Brilliant Church of God where he served as Sunday school superintendent and the church maintenance director. He was a 1975 graduate of Brilliant High School and founder of the Rock City Bass Club. Hugh loved fishing, Brilliant High School and Auburn football. In 2009 he was inducted into the Marion County Sports Hall of Fame. He was always an active member of the Brilliant community, he assisted in founding the Brilliant Toybowl Association and served as a coach and officer for many years. Hugh loved spending time and cooking for his family and friends, most of whom considered him a master griller.

Hugh is survived by his wife of 23 years, Eva Henderson Martin, sons, Ty Martin and his wife Megon, Matthew Martin and his wife Emily, Matthew Crane, Dakota Martin and his wife Briana, Jeremy Martin, and Bryan Martin, daughters, Allison Duckworth and her husband Colby, Sarah Beth McNutt and her husband Trent, and Letty Grayce Martin, grandchildren, Anna Kate, Morgan, Kye, Aiden, Jaxon, Nella Brook, Wyatt, Brantley, Blaine, Brooklyn, and Bryson, great grandson, Wilder, sister, Ann Owens and her husband Mike, niece Micha Owens, 27 foster children that he loved as his own, and a host of other family members, church family and friends.

Hugh was preceded in death by his parents, Carlos “Buster” Martin and Wynell Berryhill Martin.

Funeral services for Hugh will be held on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. from the Brilliant Church of God with burial to follow in the Martin-Berryhill Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. service time at the church.

Bowen Funeral Home serving the Martin family.