Josephine Reyna Martinez August 22, 1961 - January 29, 2023

Josephine Reyna Martinez, 61 of Stamford went home to be with the Lord January 29, 2023 while surrounded by family. The family received friends at 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, in the Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. A service was held at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Church in Stamford, Saturday, February 4 with Pastor Paul Wright officiating. Burial followed at the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery in Hamlin directed by Kinney- Underwood Funeral Home. Josephine Reyna Martinez was born August 22, 1961 in Bryan, Ohio to Lupe Lucas and Florencia Reyna Martinez. She was the baby girl of the family. From the time she was born she was on the go. Her family settled in Stamford, Texas where she attended school. Since a young age she held her ground, did what made her happy, and quickly came to be known as “The Outlaw”. She got married and started her family, had her sons Jason Lee Mendez, Adam Manuel Mendez, Jr., then later her son Israel Joe Martinez and daughter Amy Jane Martinez.

Josie enjoyed her life on the road with Joe Flores, the man she loved and talked about often. She enjoyed music, singing, dancing, the outdoors and her weekly trips to Pink Ladies. She went to every dance she could and made sure everyone had a good time. The Outlaw was not one to be shy and made sure everyone knew how she felt, good or bad. She always let it be known how much she loved you, whether it was by giving you a pair of boots or something she found just for you. She gave everything she had with all the love in her heart. One of her proudest moments was seeing her Baby Boy Angel go to the Army. All her grandbabies adored her. She loved all her nieces and nephews as her own. Preceding her in death were her parents Lucas and Florencia Martinez; siblings Betty Martinez, Arnulfo and Helen Martinez, Johnny Martinez, Isidro Alanis; step-father Robert Quintanilla Sr., Love of her life Joe Flores and a host of ones she loved dearly.

Left to cherish her memory are her children Jason Lee Mendez, Adam and Esperanza Mendez, Israel Joe and Marlene Martinez, Amy Jane Martinez and Tyy Johnson all of Stamford; Her pride and joy, her grandchildren, Emmalynn Gutierrez of Abilene, Jaianna Mendez of Haskell, Celina and Xavier Castillo of Abilene, Angel and Kyleigh Martinez of Hawaii, Adan Martinez, Damien Garza, Leticia Garza, West Garza, Adam Mendez III, Adelina Mendez and Zaylei Acosta all of Stamford; One great- granddaughter Aubriella Castillo of Abilene; her siblings Petra Salas of Ropesville, Mary Martinez of Weatherford, Freddy and Rosa Martinez of Purcell, OK, Jessie “Chuy” and Molly Martinez of Stamford; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and family and friends that she loved with everything she had.