Joy Denise Valenzuela

Joy Denise Valenzuela, a resident of Stroud, Oklahoma, was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, on December 25, 1954 and departed this life in Stroud, Oklahoma, on Sunday, July 9, 2006, at the age of 51 years. Joy was the daughter of Herman and Geraldine Morris Franklin. She was a Stroud resident most of her life, a homemaker, and a member of the Only Way Baptist Church in Stroud. She married Gabriel Valenzuela in Chickasha, Oklahoma, on March 26, 1982. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.Survivors include Husband Gabriel of the home One Sister Marcy & husband, Roberto Chavez of El Paso, TX Two Half Brothers Gaylon Franklin, Sr. of Shawnee, OK Keith Franklin of Albuquerque, NM Two Half Sisters Carol Franklin of Prescott, AZ Jeannie Drury of Lancaster, PA One Niece Richanda Chavez of Tulsa Two Nephews Richard and Robert Chavez of Tulsa One Great Niece Veronica Anderson of Tulsa Other nieces and nephews Other relatives and friends