Debra Joyce Martinez

Joyce was a wife, mother, grandmother, friend and sister. She married Oscar Martinez and was married for 49 years. Joyce mentioned frequently how blessed she felt to have her husband and her son Chris, who both took very good care of her, making sure that she had everything she needed and supporting her to live her life for Jehovah. Joyce is survived by her husband Oscar, her son's Chris and Jonathan. Joyce also had four grandchildren. Joyce felt blessed to find Jehovah and dedicate her life through baptism.

Joyce was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2018. she endured many treatments and fought hard to extend her life. She died surrounded by loved ones on April 30, 2026.

Joyce had a beautiful glow about herself, smiling, happy, looking at the positive side of things she surprised many people when she spoke about cancer because she didn’t look sick .

Joyce was a wonderful cook. She loved to make jams and share them with her friends . She enjoyed art projects, plants and her small dog Hanna. She had a sense of humor. She liked to share funny jokes she would look at a stressful situation and make it comical.

Joyce love to talk about God‘s kingdom and Paradise on earth she would describe herself running through fields having no more pain and no more sickness. She also look forward to the promise of the resurrection she spoke about looking forward to seeing her mother again and spoke about the many things that she wanted to do in paradise such as travel, teach whatever work Jehovah has in store for her she is willing to do.

Joyce was a kind and loving person. She loved people and on many occasions she would find opportunities to share the good news of God‘s Kingdom with whomever she talked to in the community, whether it was at MD Anderson, or Corpus hospital or shopping at a store she wanted to teach the Bible to whomever would listen as a result, she helped many to develop a stronger faith and a hope for God‘s promise of a paradise on earth that they didn’t have before.

On many occasions, the friends would call Joyce up on the phone or stop by to encourage her to not give up and in the end Joyce would encourage them so much more her zeal for Jehovah, her desire to stay busy in the ministry, her love for the brothers and sisters was evident by the encouragement we received. She also encouraged us from the comments she made at the Kingdom Hall during our meetings her comments warmed our hearts and strengthen our faith. We will always remember Joyce’s comments.

Joyce did something very special for many of our sisters. She started a sister‘s supporting sisters group on Zoom this involved sisters from different cities in Texas and other states. The purpose of the group session was to encourage each other, build each other up and share scriptures to help each one get through whatever trial they were going through. During one of the meet ups, Joyce suggested that we all write down our thoughts about paradise on earth. This is what Joyce wrote about what paradise meant to her.

Joyce had a a favorite saying “Paradise is going to be amazing.”

Services for Joyce will be Saturday May 30th 2026 at 3pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses located at 1949 Waldron Rd Corpus Christi Texas.