William L. Martin, 71, of Bucyrus, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. He was born October 12, 1940, in Norwalk and lived in North Fairfield for many years, moved to AZ and resided in Bucyrus for the past year. William worked at Tenneco of Milan and retired after 35 years. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965 in Peru, IN and Little Rock, AK with SAC. He was a member of the Crawford Co Coon Hunters Club and enjoyed photography. Survived by a brother, James L. (Lucy) Martin of Greenwich; sister, Nancy Zrinszki of Tuczon, AZ and several nieces, nephews and cousins. William was preceded in death by his parents, Lee W. and Eunice (Pritchard) Martin. A graveside service will be held at a later date.