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Esther Vielma Martinez, 78, of Odessa, passed away Sunday May 17, 2026, in Odessa,
Texas. Esther was born April 06, 1948, in Parras Monterrey, N.L. Mexico to Juan Martinez
and Dominga Vielma. She attended Odessa College, learned to speak and write English.
She married Bobby Roy Lynn on June 17, 1989. In her youthful years she worked at the
Cotton gin operating and maintaining heavy machinery that processes raw cotton by
separating lint from seeds and removing plant debris. Manual laborer in the cotton fields
from sunrise to sundown. Helped establish the neighborhood and created many
friendships. Caregiver with Visiting Angels, Nursing Home in Seminole, Texas. She
continued her role as a homemaker with all the bells and whistles, along the way, she
maintained their own livestock (bulls, cows, goats, chickens, pigs, and her dear wild boar
named Amber), acreage gardens & trees of vegetables and fruits for all-natural food.
Esther is preceded in death by her husband Bobby Roy Lynn, her parents Juan and Dominga
Martinez and her sister Yolanda Gonzalez.
Esther is survived by her daughter Maria E. and husband Daniel Armendariz, her daughter
Mary Lynn and husband Alex Duran, her daughter JoAnn Lee Lynn, her son Johnny Lee Lynn
and her grandchildren Adrian Lee Maltos Jr., Solei Lee & Brandon Lee Garciaroiz, Seth Lee
Lynn, Destiny Lee & Matthew Lee Lynn, Richard Lee Lynn, Ethan Lee Martinez and Ailani
Lee Lynn.
Beloved Daughter, Wife, Sister, Mother and Grandmother.
Mom, you will be MISSED so much! We will always carry you in our heart and mind. Mom,
you demonstrated your strength through words and actions. Mom, you were and will be
remembered as the Neighborhood Watch Patrol!
John 5:28,29
Public Visitation will be held Wednesday May 20th, 2026 from 1pm to 9pm in the The Outside Chapel of Martinez Funeral Home Dixie Location
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2pm Thursday May 21, 2026 in The Outside Chapel of Martinez Funeral Home Dixie Location
with Daniel Armendariz Jr. (Son in Law) officiating.
The Lynn Family has opted for cremation as the alternative means of burial, to be scheduled at a later date,
Pallbearers will be:
Adrian Lee Maltos Jr. Brandon Lee GarciaroizSolei Lee Garciaroiz Seth Lee LynnDestiny Lee Lynn Matthew Lee LynnRichard Lee Lynn Ethan Lee MartinezMartin Lee Lujan
Services are entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory, The Dixie Location.
Service will be held at a future date
Martinez Funeral Home & Crematory
The Lynn family have opted for Cremation as the alternative means of Burial to be held privately at a Later Date.
Martinez Funeral Home & Crematory
Visitation will be held in the Outside Chapel of Martinez Funeral Home-Dixie location
Martinez Funeral Home & Crematory
Service will be held in the Outside Chapel of Martinez Funeral Home-Dixie location
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