
Maria Luisa “Tita” Martinez-Reyna, 80
Maria Luisa “Tita” Martinez-Reyna of Bartow passed away Monday, June 2, 2025 at her residence.
She was born August 19, 1944 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to the late Primitivo and Longina Reyna; she moved to Bartow from Mexico in 1978. Tita was a retired daycare worker and was an active member of Guadalupe Catholic Mission in Wahneta.
Tita was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Josefino Martinez; daughters, Mireya Martinez of Bartow, Teresita Martinez Perez and husband Billy of Winter Haven; son, Jose Eduardo Martinez and wife Christine of Lakeland; sisters, Maria Gonzalez of Mexico, Graciana Flores of Florida, Virginia Reyna of Mexico, Gregoria Cervantes of Mexico, Maria De Jesus Rico of Texas; brothers, Mario Reyna of Texas, Tomas Reyna of Mexico; and grandchildren, Emeliana Martinez, Isabella Perez, Lilianna Perez, Leonardo Perez, Vivianna Perez, and Luca Romo.
A visitation will be held at Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales. A funeral service will be held at Guadalupe Catholic Mission in Wahneta. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lakeland.
