Martin Sgm Ret.

Marty Travers, SGM Ret., 62, Manhattan, passed away on Thursday, December 8th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was born July 5, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of the late Agnes (Shannon) and Martin Travers. When he was 10 years old, he came to America and proudly became a United States citizen in 1970. He received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and his Master of Science in Adult Occupational and Continuing Education from Kansas State University. He married Jeannie (Tillman) Travers on January 3, 1997, in Manhattan. She survives. He was previously married to Wess Collier. They were later divorced. (She is the mother of the children.) He attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manhattan. Marty served 22 years and retired as a Sergeant Major from Fort Riley as a CID Agent in 1996. He received numerous awards, including The Army Lapel Button; The Meritorious Service Medal; The Army Commendation Medal; The Army Achievement Medal; The Meritorious Unit Commendation; The Army Good Conduct Medal; The National Defense Service Medal; The Southwest Asia Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars; The Development Ribbon; The Army Service Ribbon; The Overseas Service Ribbon; The Kuwait Liberation Ribbon; The Kuwait Liberation Medal. After his retirement, he worked as the Alcohol and Drug Control Officer for the 89th Army Reserve in Wichita, Ft. Jackson and Ft. Leavenworth, retiring in 2011. Marty was a member of the V.F.W. Post No. 58 and the Audie Murphy Club. In addition to his wife, Jeannie, Marty is survived by a daughter, Susan Travers of Massachusetts; two sons Martin Travers (Jill) and Alexander Travers, both of Massachusetts; two step daughters, Rachel Braddy, of Manhattan and Gretchen Braddy-Wear (Adam), of Cheney, Washington; a grandson, Zachary Travers; a granddaughter Colleen Travers; two sisters, Nancy Roman of Massachusetts and Sheila Putsey of Ontario, Canada. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan, with Father Loren Werth officiating. Interment will follow in the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at Fort Riley, Manhattan. Friends are invited to call Monday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project Fund and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.