Joan J. Martin's Obituary
Joan Jackson Martin was born on January 6, 1942, to the late Isaac Emery and late Edna Clark Jackson in Millsboro, Delaware. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving husband, Marvin Martin, on December 21, 2023. She was predeceased by her siblings: Clarice Tomasso, Winfield Jackson, Minerva Street, Carl Jackson, Kathleen Wright, and Emery Jackson.
Joan spent her early childhood in Millsboro, Delaware before graduating from William C. Jason High School in Millsboro, Delaware. She received her Bachelor of Science from Delaware State College, now Delaware State University.
After graduating from Delaware State College, she began her new life in Washington, D.C. and spent several years teaching and counseling in D.C. Public Schools before retiring.
Joan was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She thoroughly enjoyed many hobbies including traveling and spending time with her loving husband.
Joan was a loving wife, sister, and aunt and is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Marvin Martin; two siblings: Isaac Jackson and Vera Jackson Morris, several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews and other relatives too numerous to list.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Friday, January 5, 2024 at the Watson Funeral Home, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, DE 19966, with the viewing beginning 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery.
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