Martina Martinez was born on November 11, 1924 in Jalisco, Mexico to Rodulfo Martinez and Rita Chavez. She married Juan Garcia and together they had 7 beautiful children. Martina devoted her life to her family and was a natural homemaker. On July 12, 2015, Martina passed away surrounded by family. Martina Garcia is survived by her daughters, Jessie Brockman, Tilde Barker, Alma Madison, Elia Snow, and Esperanza Myers; sons, Javier Garcia, Martin Garcia, and Juan Jr; 13 wonderful grandchildren and 20 amazing great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Juan Garcia. A Mass of a Christian Burial will be on Tuesday July 21, 2015 at 10 am at St Thomas Church in Arvin.