Delma “Joy” Erwin, 85, of Pinewood died October 31, 2006 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.
She worked for Lamar University and later moved to South Park High as secretary to the registrar. After few years, she moved to Regina Howell Elementary as secretary until her retirement. She was with the South Park Independent School District for twenty years, was a member of First Baptist Church of Sour Lake, and her Sunday school class was B.Y.K.O.T.A., which she loved. She loved the youth and enjoyed doing things for them.
In her later years after retirement, she moved to Pinewood and met and became friends with many in the community. She loved her grandchildren and their friends to come over for treats and ice cream. Everyone knew her and called her Mama Joy. Her family was her greatest love.
She is survived by her husband of sixty-seven years, Bill Erwin of Pinewood; daughter, Judy Baker and her husband Darrell Wesley of Pinewood; grandchildren, Melissa Holmes and her husband Shannon of Pinewood, and Dr. Trent Baker of Hollywood Beach, Florida; great grandchildren, Kaden and Kale Holmes; sister, June Crawford and her husband Cornie of Beaumont; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joy was preceded in death by her sister, Vadna Carlisle.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 3, 2006 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive followed by burial at Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of her family and friends will be Thursday evening from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Friends, family members and acquaintances remember the life of a dynamic true friend, perfect wife, perfect mother, grandmother, and “Mama Joy” to many neighborhood children. Angels are messengers from God, sent by God to lead us to a higher more noble way of living. Joy was an angel, she shared the message of her life with all of us and what a message it was.
We will always remember her sense of humor, her dignity, her values and honesty, her infinite caring, her love of her grandchildren and their friends, her loyalty to her school and school mates. Her family and friend get togethers were filled with laughter and great food.
