Sylvia was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 15, 1954. She graduated from W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. She then attended and graduated from Bible College in Matamoros, Mexico. Sylvia received a Bachelor's Degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Sylvia worked for Dickinson School District as a paraprofessional in ESL. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Center in La Marque, Texas. She was passionate about serving God and being with her children, grandchildren, and her many friends who loved her youthful spirit.
Sylvia preceded in death by her mother, Raquel Sanchez Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas; and three brothers, Henry Martinez Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, Erasmo Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Eugenio Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas.
She is survived by her five children, Mark A. Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas, Jeremy L. Davis (Darcy) of Las Vegas, Nevada, A. Lissette Henshall (Jim) of McKinney, Texas, Joshua D. Davis of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Ashley M. Rodriguez (Jayson) of Portland, Texas; her nine grandchildren, Dylan Davis, Christian Krause (Day), Skyler Swallow (Devon), Julian Martinez, Kaden Davis, Isabella Henshall, Josiah Rodriguez, Marilee Rodriguez, and Jaylee Rodriguez; one great-grandchild, Roseland Krause; her father, Henry Martinez, of Corpus Christi, Texas; and three siblings, Efrain Martinez of Graham, Texas, Rachel A. Pisarski (Ed) of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Synthia R. Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Visitation will be held from 5 PM until 6 PM on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Memory Gardens Funeral Home. The family would like guests to remember the life of Sylvia from 6 PM until 9 PM that same night. A Celebration of Life will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Memory Gardens Funeral Home, with interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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