Jessie Martinez

Jessie Gutierrez Martinez has gone home with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 26, 2025 in Billings, Montana. Born in Victoria, Texas November 13, 1958 to father Jesus Cano Gutierrez and mother Josephine Nunez Martinez.  

He was Choctaw Native American and Mexican. He worked as a construction workers and farmer. He enjoyed outdoors, riding around looking at God’s beautiful country. He enjoyed going to church, cooking and barbecuing for all his friends and family. Everyone loved his cooking.

When he was young he played softball and enjoyed rock and roll concerts, country music, cars, and playing pool. Later in his years he loved country western, gospel, Elvis Presley music, reading his bible and going to church with his surviving wife Donna Martinez, whom he loved dearly. They enjoyed their cruises to see God’s beautiful creations. One of his greatest joys was helping raise two of his step-grandkids, Jayceon and Jose, who he adored.

He is survived by his wife Donna Martinez; sisters Nina Hernandez, Sylvia Simonis, Yolanda Martinez, and Irene Gutierrez; brothers Victor Hernandez, Santiago, and Arturo Ramirez; children Philip Medina, Elena and Jessie Gutierrez; step-children Stacey, Stephanie, Richard (Darian), and Sealmer III; nieces and nephews Tony, Christian, Dilon, Bella, Erik, Trinidad and Victoria Hernandez, Nina Schonherz, Jasmine and Erika Porras, Priscilla Garza, Chris Austin, Bo Austin, Tesla Austin, Jesse James Reynolds, Jerry Jean Reynolds. Miguel Ramierez JR, Arturo Ramirez JR and Alexis Ramirez. He had a total of 25 grandkids.

He is preceded in death by his father Jesus Cano Gutierrez, mother Josephine Nunes Martinez, brothers Mario Martinez and Miquel Ramirez and stepson Shae Cole Young James.

Special thanks to the Snow, Keesy, Small families for the love and compassion that you gave to Jessie. May God richly bless you and your families. 

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