Joy Phillips Martin departed this life on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Merit Health Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

She was born in Lake Charles, La., on June 9, 1934, and was 81 years old.  She was the daughter of Howard Alfred Phillips and Leslie Taylor Phillips.

Joy loved Christ, her family, and her country. A longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Vicksburg, she taught Sunday school for the fourth grade for many years and later served as director of the fourth grade department.

A devoted parent, she was active in the P.T.A. and as a room mother. She was an avid photographer and, for many years, her night photograph of the Old Courthouse Museum was used in a city of Vicksburg tourist brochure. She enjoyed sharing her talent at cross-stitching with her friends and family members.

Joy was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She was survived by her devoted and loving husband of over 63 years, Ken Martin Sr.; children, Lynne (Bobby) Waterbury of Clinton, Ken (Jan) Martin Jr. of Madison, and Tim Martin of Ridgeland; grandchildren, Jenny (Philip) Buchanan, Katie (Philip) Hoggatt, Matthew (Brooke) Martin, Alec Martin, Justin Asbill, and Jayson Asbill; and great-grandchildren, Kade, Jackson, and Tyler.

She was also survived by her beloved and loving sister, Millie Phillips (Michael) Pabst of Longview, Texas.  Additionally, she was survived by her aunt, Francis Smith and cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation will be Tuesday, March 8, 2016, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg. Further visitation will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 1 to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Vicksburg.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Vicksburg.

Pallbearers will be David Baldwin, J.W. Carter, Jesse Davenport, Calvin Pugh, Jim Pilgrim, and Fred Baldwin.  Honorary pallbearers will Dr. Tom Mitchell, Dr. Dan Edney, Tom Hill, deacons of the First Baptist Church of Vicksburg, Nell Woods, Martha Masterson, Frances Koury, and Marie Strange.

Special thanks is given to her caregivers Deborah Self, Jessica Nance and other members of Private Home Care.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Vicksburg for the Honduras Missions Fund or the Dr. John McCall Scholarship Fund at Mississippi College.